Episode 183 – Weird Circles, or “We Are Not Using the Title Wyatt Suggested Under Any Circumstances”
You ever see a perfect circle in nature and think, “Whoaaaa”? If so, this episode is for you! And if not, we’ll let you have this episode on a probationary basis!
Talkin’ ’bout fairy circles – large, evenly spaced and perfectly round bare patches found in the grasses of the Namib Desert – and fairy rings, the eerie patterns of dead grass, extra luscious grass, or mushrooms, all three of which are almost certainly not caused by elf ejaculate. Almost.
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EPISODE LINKS
Wyatt’s native plant biznass
The show Jake writes
FAIRY CIRCLES
Aerial view
Closer view 1
Closer view 2
Right next to one
Live Science article
Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics review article
Australian fairy circles
Photos of Aussie fairy circles
FAIRY RINGS
Fairy ring examples 1 and 2
Example 3 (forest fairy ring)
Example 4 (spookier forest fairy ring)
UWM Extension article
Toads and Toadstools, by Adrian Morgan
IMA Fungus article
DANISH UNDERSEA RINGS