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Re:Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range by Gys on Saturday November 05, 2022 @06:05PM (#33486381)
Seems easy to test? Just paint a horse or cow and keep count of the flies.
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Re:Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range by qbrass on Saturday November 05, 2022 @07:23PM (#33487012)
It doesn't differentiate the flies mistaking the cow for a zebra, compared to the stripes themselves doing something else to keep the flies away.
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Re:Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range by idlewords on Sunday November 06, 2022 @01:16AM (#33489713)
It does when the flies are circling a cow in the UK or Japan.
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Re:Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range by MonkeyMalarky on Saturday November 05, 2022 @07:28PM (#33487047)
Check out this snazzy looking fellow: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-dressed...
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Re:Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range by oblak on Saturday November 05, 2022 @08:00PM (#33487265)
Is it repelling or camouflage?
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Re:Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range by toxicFork on Sunday November 06, 2022 @01:22AM (#33489755)
Yes
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Re:Zebras of all stripes repel biting flies at close range by infotecht on Saturday November 05, 2022 @08:15PM (#33487347)
Regardless of perceived ease, they cover this:

"Controlled experiments have used various landing substrates, including striped and solid oil tray traps, sticky plastic, smooth plastic, cloth (Experiment 2 in [22]), horse blankets or sheets, and paint on live animals."

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