Bare patches or fairy circles?
Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 at 10:23
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Member - John and Val
Most of us who have travelled into
the desert areas have seen these bare patches. Apparently there is a bit more to them than just being bare patches of sand.
Fairy Circles in the outback.
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Val
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Reply By: Blown4by - Sunday, Mar 20, 2016 at 15:29
Sunday, Mar 20, 2016 at 15:29
You will also notice that live spinifex plants in
the desert are always dried out or 'half dead' on one side and not the other. This phenomenon can be used to aid navigation if you are lost without a compass or GPS. It is all to do with the climatic factors such as prevailing winds, rain, temperature, position of the sun, etc.
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Follow Up By: LandCoaster - Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016 at 21:22
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016 at 21:22
moss goes on the west side of trees or so the saying used to go...
I presume the dead side of a spinefex is the side mostly facing the sun?
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