Submitted by HYAdmin on Tue, 2019-06-04 17:41
A 'costume change' for zebras and horses reveals how stripes thwart horsefly landings
Scientists learned in recent years why zebras have black and white stripes - to avoid biting flies. But a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE probes the question further: What is it about stripes that actually disrupts a biting fly's ability to land on a zebra and suck its blood?