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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National Take the Stairs Day
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Museum Mile Festival
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Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
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Halfway Day
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Leap day
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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25th anniversary of September 11, 2001
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Join the parade for World Elephant Day
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Eiffel Tower at sunset, Paris, France
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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A snuggling ball of cute
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Victory Day in Valletta
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You ve never seen anything like this
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Ahh-tumn
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Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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In the belly of Fat Bear Week
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Presidents Day
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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Helloooooo, Innsbruck
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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Till the cows come home
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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It’s surströmming time
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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