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Stripes of fewer bloodsuckers

 Wear stripes and confuse mosquitos with them
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In the news recently: cows painted like zebras suffer fewer bites. The idea is to wear black and white stripes, whether in the form of body paint, tattoos, clothing, or projected light for the purpose of getting bit less.
—Voice, Oct 09 2019

Cows painted like zebras can fend off flies better than their plain-coated counterparts https://www.cnn.com...scn-trnd/index.html
[Voice, Oct 09 2019]

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       In ancient times the monochromagnon men did this...   

       <Cymbal sting/>
—8th of 7, Oct 09 2019
   

       Amusingly, nicotine is extremely toxic to felines.   

       Our efforts to persuade [MB] to crossbreed catnip with a tobacco plant have, so far, been unavailing ... perhaps we need to up our offer ...
—8th of 7, Oct 09 2019
   
      
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