Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain 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...
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(Reepenia bituberculatav) Nomiine bee with night foraging activity. Credit: James Dorey, Flinders University Australian bees are known for pollinating plants on beautiful sunny days, but a new study has identified two species that have adapted their vision for night-time conditions for the first time. The study by a team of ecology researchers has observed...