Zebra stripes and other high-contrast patterns disorient biting flies, new study suggests - CNN

Reseachers looked at the specific mechanisms that protect zebras from flies through disorientation, and ruled out the hypothesis that a common optical illusion known as "aperture effect" has a role in dazzling the flies. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/18/world/zebra-stripes-fly-bites-study-trnd-scn/index.html