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Zebra stripes lead to insect product innovation

2/21/2019

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Zebra's stripes fascinate people, and have led many of us to ask how these stripes evolved?  Recent research has shown that pressure from biting flies may have selected for this trait.  At close distances, the stripes prevent flies from landing and biting, thus interfering with the spread of deadly disease causing agents.  This insight may be used to develop preventative clothing to protect commercial and hobby horses from horse flies and other insects. 
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