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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One giant leap for penguins
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Everglades National Park turns 75
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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Presidents hear the echo of history
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At the gates of the ksar
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Twas a night just like tonight
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It s Independence Day
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Hiding in plain sight
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Autumn in Alaska
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’Chess on ice’
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International Women s Day
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The crossroads of empires
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World Water Day
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Raise your hand for Teacher Appreciation Day
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A history of Vinland
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Salt ponds of Maras, Peru
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A crush in Lavaux
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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It s International Jazz Day
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Green is the new black
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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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Nubble Island’s only industry
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Next stop, Tofino
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse
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Thomas Edison s bright idea