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How did they distinguish whether it's pattern or the paint itself working? Obviously if you cover 50% of skin by paint, which horseflies don't like, they will l
by petodo 4y ago
How did they distinguish whether it's pattern or the paint itself working? Obviously if you cover 50% of skin by paint, which horseflies don't like, they will land only on the unpainted skin. I wonder if they painted skin to 80% scale if it decreased attacks even more.
- hennell 4y agoWho's painting anything? The link clearly shows horses covered in blankets. I'd imagine the comparison is done only between horses covered in blankets of various patterns, so the pattern is the only significant variable.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoIt's possible the black or white dye attracts or repels flies, but the contrasting triangles pattern should show if that were the issue.
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- petodo 4y agoI confused it with different experiment when they directly painted cow (AFAIR) and measured number of mosquitos. Yes, here with all blankets of equal size it seems to provide more relevant results about which pattern attracts insects, though not sure why they didnt test zebra stripes which they keep mentioning.