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Re:Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing by drcode on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @08:07PM (#19213634)
I think flies can detect carbon dioxide levels to find their hosts (https://journeynorth.org/tm/crane/co2_traps.html)

Why is this fact never mentioned in this article, and did they do any analysis on how wearing a coat can affect CO2 levels around a horse's body?

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Re:Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing by gridspy on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @08:35PM (#19213801)
They did attempt using coats of solid colors with no benefit. This at least is partial testing of your hypothesis.
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Re:Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing by drcode on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:37PM (#19214317)
Fair point, that does address my hypothesis.
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