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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Gaztelugatxe at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
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Burrowing owls
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Freeze frame
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Harvest season begins
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Sky island views
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We have liftoff!
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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The forecast calls for blooms
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Zelenci Nature Reserve, Slovenia
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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A whale of a picture
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Happy Juneteenth!
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A rest stop for the birds
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Infinity Day
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Struck by Southwestern beauty
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1953 Mount Everest Expedition
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World Turtle Day
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A truly American monument
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World Meteorological Day
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The fishing village of Reine, Norway
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Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
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World Population Day
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Merry Christmas!
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Black History Month
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International Literacy Day
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Siblings Day
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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