Zebra stripes in order to scare away the flies Bashny.Net

Scientists have discovered why zebras have a characteristic striped color. As it turned out, black-and-white stripes less likely attract flies. For the experiment were created three models of horses, one was painted white, the other - in black, and the third - a zebra. All models, scientists covered a special adhesive fluid, to be able to count how many flies sit on each horse. During the experiment, it was found that the model is painted zebra, attracts insects least.

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