“Sunshine all the time makes a desert.”
– Arab Proverb

Cacti

Deserts are the metaphor of choice to describe anything bleak, barren, and devoid of life. The word is synonymous with wasteland. It’s a place where prophets go to spend 40 days and nights in fasting and isolation. Life might be sparser in the desert, but it’s also an environment of remarkable biodiversity, and much of the diversity found there exhibits fascinating geometry and emergent patterns.

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