http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/10/zebra-stripes-fashion-statement-or-fly-repellant/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/10/zebra-stripes-fashion-statement-or-fly-repellant/#comment-31675 God! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:45:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34953#comment-31675 No idea what you're on about mate. No idea what you’re on about mate.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/10/zebra-stripes-fashion-statement-or-fly-repellant/#comment-31674 just a guy Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:10:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34953#comment-31674 WHOAAAAA there pardners,,,, seems like in junior high school i larnt that flies have an eyeball with 80 prisms per eye or there abouts, maybe, just MAYBE, they see the zebra and are tricked into seeing one giant as* horse of a different stripe. (a water filled zip lock baggie stapled to an open door looks closed to the pesky fly thereby keeping most of them out). maybe too, the look of so large and many a stripe gives them an headache and causes seasickness like symptoms, causing said horsefly flight equlibriumosis (what a cool word i just invented) and plum misses the landing on said zebras. WHOAAAAA there pardners,,,, seems like in junior high school i larnt that flies have an eyeball with 80 prisms per eye or there abouts, maybe, just MAYBE, they see the zebra and are tricked into seeing one giant as* horse of a different stripe. (a water filled zip lock baggie stapled to an open door looks closed to the pesky fly thereby keeping most of them out). maybe too, the look of so large and many a stripe gives them an headache and causes seasickness like symptoms, causing said horsefly flight equlibriumosis (what a cool word i just invented) and plum misses the landing on said zebras.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/10/zebra-stripes-fashion-statement-or-fly-repellant/#comment-31673 JD Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:54:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34953#comment-31673 Another great product brought to you by God! Enjoy thousands of other great features like this throughout the world! Another great product brought to you by God! Enjoy thousands of other great features like this throughout the world!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/10/zebra-stripes-fashion-statement-or-fly-repellant/#comment-31672 Old Geezer Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:49:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34953#comment-31672 My horses spend most of there time grazing with their heads down near the ground like the zebra that you see in the picture. I assume the zebras do too. My horses get fly-bitten mostly on the legs and face. Note that the zebra's legs are horizontally stripped and their heads would present as horizontally stripped in the grazing position. Hmm... Of course my horses haven't tried using striped cardboard trays, so there might be something to that. My horses spend most of there time grazing with their heads down near the ground like the zebra that you see in the picture. I assume the zebras do too. My horses get fly-bitten mostly on the legs and face. Note that the zebra’s legs are horizontally stripped and their heads would present as horizontally stripped in the grazing position. Hmm… Of course my horses haven’t tried using striped cardboard trays, so there might be something to that.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/10/zebra-stripes-fashion-statement-or-fly-repellant/#comment-31671 Bryan Bremner Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:21:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34953#comment-31671 And I quote, "though flies are just annoying pests from the human perspective". And a cat is a fuzzy, purry thing that likes to sleep on your lap, a tiger is a cat, therefore ... . Not really, a (Western US) horsefly is about twice as long as the biggest housefly and has very sharp and powerful jaws that draws blood when one bites your horse (they have really thick skin). Being bitten by a horsefly is very unpleasant. It reminds me of being stung by a wasp. And I quote, “though flies are just annoying pests from the human perspective”. And a cat is a fuzzy, purry thing that likes to sleep on your lap, a tiger is a cat, therefore … . Not really, a (Western US) horsefly is about twice as long as the biggest housefly and has very sharp and powerful jaws that draws blood when one bites your horse (they have really thick skin). Being bitten by a horsefly is very unpleasant. It reminds me of being stung by a wasp.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/10/zebra-stripes-fashion-statement-or-fly-repellant/#comment-31670 Pandora Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=34953#comment-31670 Now I know why LMFAO are so fond of zebra patterned party rock pants. All that partying is bound to attract flies. :D Now I know why LMFAO are so fond of zebra patterned party rock pants. All that partying is bound to attract flies.

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