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Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908[1] is a sand termite that lives in the deserts of Namibia and neighboring countries. They are thought to be responsible for the creation of fairy circles.[2] [3]

References

  1. ^ Silvestri, F (1908). "B. Archiptera (I.). Termitidae". Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 13: 69–82.
  2. ^ Mysterious Desert 'Fairy Circles' Caused By Termites, Scientific America
  3. ^ Juergens, N. (2013). "The Biological Underpinnings of Namib Desert Fairy Circles". Science. 339 (6127): 1618–1621. doi:10.1126/science.1222999.