Flies Hate Stripes
If you want to stay out of the path of pesky pests and especially those annoying insects, try adding some striped patterns to your wardrobe. Seems like a simple enough suggestion. Perhaps this is one of those mysteries that Mother Nature has been trying to teach us for a long time now. It is interesting how it is that such a submission of a deterrent came to fruition. We can official thank the old, familiar zebra and its black and white bars for the great idea. Thank you kindly mister zebra.
The zebra pattern has been ingrained in our thoughts as a wonder of the world. What is it that caused this equine creature to display such a pattern? Scientists out of Hungary and Sweden have poured countless hours of research into discovering what it is that keeps those flying biters at bay. It turns out that they studied the result of “polarized light” on horses. This is according to Dr. Susanne Akesson who worked on all this flying hoopla.
A resounding “Thank you” goes out to those researchers, including Dr. Akesson for taking the initiative and figuring out a brand new response to an ancient riddle. I wonder if this same effect can work for picnics and that never-ending struggle to keep flies away. Watermelons do tend to have green and white stripes naturally.
[ images via: My Interesting Facts, About ]
