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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Celebrating 54 years of Capitol Reef National Park
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The moai you know
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Did it see its shadow?
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World Bee Day
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The Elbe in Dresden, Germany
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What does the fox dream?
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A growing business
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A new tradition in London
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
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Combating extinction with citizen science
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Autumn’s swan song
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada
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Reflections of the night sky
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Dashing through the snow
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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Happy Independence Day!
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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There was gold in them there hills…
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Festivus
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Into the woods
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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Corjuem Fort in Goa, India
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Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
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Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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Leaves of Grass
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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