![]() ![]() This video has received over 1 million views and over 15,000 likes. Science Girl shared a video on Twitter on the symbiotic link between Cleaner Shrimps (Lysmata grabhami) and Moray Eels (Muraenidae). In another recent finding, a complicated link between two aquatic species has emerged. The more researchers strive to discover the mysteries of aquatic and animal life, the more exciting the animal worlds become. The Animal kingdom is absolutely fascinating and, no doubt attracts attention. ![]() He said, "We know that zebra pelage – fur – is short, enabling horsefly mouthparts to reach the skin and blood capillaries below, which may make them particularly susceptible to fly annoyance, but more important, perhaps, is that the diseases that they carry are fatal to the horse family but less so to ungulates. The team is now curious as to why natural selection has driven striping in equids but not in other hoofed species. Caro said, "This suggests that any hoofed animal that reduces its overall dark outline against the sky will benefit in terms of reduced ectoparasite attack." Image Source: Getty Images | Darrell Gulin In a second experiment, researchers discovered that contrasting stripes attracted fewer flies than homogenous stripes. Following that were jackets with enormous black triangles placed in different positions, followed by little checkerboard designs in no particular order. By far the most landings were found on all-grey jackets. ![]() Yet, dark fractured patterns were found to be less appealing. The researchers noticed that tabanid horseflies are drawn to huge, dark things. Is it the thinness of the stripes? The contrast of black and white? The polarized signal that can be given off objects? So we set out to explore these issues using different patterned cloths draped over horses and filmed incoming horseflies." Professor Caro said, "We knew that horseflies are averse to landing on striped objects - a number of studies have now shown this, but it is not clear which aspects of stripes they find aversive. Image Source: Getty Images | James WarwickĮxperts believe the animal's black and white patterns evolved to keep pests like horseflies from attacking them. Martin How from the University of Bristol's Faculty of Biological Sciences conducted the study, which was published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, per Indy 100. However, there has been a longstanding question that has puzzled scientists: why do these animals have stripes? Recent research has provided some compelling explanations for this distinctive coat pattern. Zebras are known for their striking black and white stripes, a unique feature that distinguishes them from other animals. ![]()
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