Still Waters Posted January 13, 2021 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Dull, featureless camouflage provides better protection from predators than zebra stripes, according to a new study. Biologists explaining the existence of such stripes have proposed the "motion dazzle hypothesis", which suggests that high-contrast patterns can make it difficult for predators to track a moving target. University of Exeter scientists tested this using a touch-screen game called Dazzle Bug in which visitors to Cornwall's Eden Project had to catch a moving rectangular "bug". Bug patterns were programmed to "evolve" to find the best camouflage strategy. https://phys.org/news/2021-01-grey-camouflage-zebra-stripes.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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