Nice disinformation article.
The initial charge stands, even though the article tries to dance around it. Exposed bark is key to the study.
I fail to see why this is such a dogfight for evolutionists. There are others studies that are much more solid that clearly demonstrate environmental selection at work. There is obviously something more at work here than just science.
Just drop it already and use the example of smallpox in the New World.
How so? IMO it addresses Wells' disinformation piece rather nicely.
The initial charge stands, even though the article tries to dance around it. Exposed bark is key to the study.
Which initial charge? That peppered moths never rest on tree trunks?
Well, that's not true. They do rest (occasionally) on tree trunks. They also rest (more often) on branches or twigs which are also covered with bark that in turn has also been darkened with a layer of sooth. And they don't have to rest on exposed bark in order to be seen by birds. If birds were that bad at detecting prey they'd have died out a long time ago.
However, it's also true that they can spot the light moths better than the dark ones which means that on average they eat more light moths than dark ones.
Those staged photos were only taken to illustrate the detectability of lighter and darker moths. The fact that those photos were staged doesn't change the fact that the lighter moths are better to spot than their darker brethren no matter where they rest.