Quick! Can you find this moth"s head? If the markings on the wings distracted you for a second, score an evolutionary victory for this saturniid moth resting in Mole National Park in Ghana. It"s thought that moths, butterflies, and other creatures use this crafty form of mimicry, called eyespots, to either intimidate predators or draw them to attack less vulnerable parts of the body.
All eyes on moths
Today in History
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And you thought moths were boring
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Sedona, Arizona
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Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska
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Happy Pi Day!
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Today is World Refugee Day
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An avian predator built for the snow
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Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
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Rays on parade
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Ministry of Fun Santa School
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Papa was a flightless bird
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Summer solstice
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Muniellos Nature Reserve
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It s ∞ Day!
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Moving as one
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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The island fox’s incredible comeback
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Brain coral
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In the Highlands for Saint Andrew s Day
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Gamboa Crater, Mars
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Pantaleu
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Happy Father s Day
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Up on the glacier
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Leaves of Grass
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