This might not work for a human observer, for the black and white stripes would stand out against the coloured grass. Retired amateur naturalist Alison Cobb, who has studied zebra stripes for more than 40 years, has found that the temperature of the black stripes is considerably warmer than that of the white stripes. Click here to join our channel (@ieexplained) and stay updated with the latestAnd how do zebra stripes confuse the flies? Checked patterns do not induce the aperture effect, so this illusion cannot be responsible for the anti-biting fly effect of zebra stripes,” Dr How said. Perhaps zebra stripes (and checked patterns) induce this illusion in the eyes of flies,” Dr How said.

Source: Indian Express August 20, 2020 10:07 UTC