Psammotermes allocerus

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

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

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[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.

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