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September 25, 2012

Deep Sea Crop circle mystery solved

by wordlesstech team

Deep Sea Crop circle mystery solved

Mysterious geometric patterns on the sandy ocean floor, not created by a human, but an unexpected underwater artist!   Image Credit: Yoji Ookata

The impressive geometric sand patterns are nearly six feet in diameter and at a depth of 80 feet .

Puffer fish is creating the deep sea circles by flapping a fin and is making a circle, apparently for mating purposes. The female puffer fish lay their eggs in the centers of them.

Puffer fish
Image Credit: Yoji Ookata

Puffer fish
Image Credit: Yoji Ookata

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