Tsetse

... whose existence has been proposed. Nat Genet, 2002 Nov, 32(3), 402 - 7 Epub 2002 Sep 03. Genome sequence of the endocellular obligate symbiont of tsetse flies, Wigglesworthia glossinidia; Akman L et al.; Many insects that rely on a single food source throughout their developmental cycle harbor ...

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... whose existence has been proposed. Nat Genet, 2002 Nov, 32(3), 402 - 7 Epub 2002 Sep 03. Genome sequence of the endocellular obligate symbiont of tsetse flies, Wigglesworthia glossinidia; Akman L et al.; Many insects that rely on a single food source throughout their developmental cycle harbor ...

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... yet on the function of Zebra stripes? I've read theories about "disruptive camouflage," night camouflage, camouflage against the Tsetse fly, heat exchange, herd identification. Or, perhaps, all of these theories apply. Cheers There is a consensus: 1) Lions prey on Zebras even ...

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... by a deadly parasitic disease known as African sleeping sickness. The disease is caused by organisms called trypanosomes, which are spread by the tsetse fly. African sleeping sickness affects approximately 500,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa, a quarter of whom will die this year. Because the ...

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... of the fleeing animal theory #3 the stripes serve to obliterate a large single-colored region that is favored by biting insects such as the tsetse fly. These flies prefer large, dark, moving animals :idea: :idea: :idea:

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