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Zebra stripes prevent biting flies from making controlled landings

Posted by Deimos
Tags: biology, evolution, zebras, insects, flies, author.ed yong, source.the atlantic, paywall
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/02/why-do-zebras-have-stripes-flies/583114/

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Title
The Surprising Reason Zebras Have Stripes
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Published
Feb 20 2019
Word count
475 words

2 comments

  1. asoftbird
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    Reminds me of Dazzle camouflage and making it hard for the enemy to predict heading and distance.

    Reminds me of Dazzle camouflage and making it hard for the enemy to predict heading and distance.

    4 votes
  2. Levantus
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    Great read. I like how it addresses the previous theories that I for one grew up believing (who knew lions can't actually see stripes from a distance?).

    Great read. I like how it addresses the previous theories that I for one grew up believing (who knew lions can't actually see stripes from a distance?).

    3 votes