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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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
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Porthcawl Lighthouse, Wales, UK
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Adorable activism
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A swim in the sky
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In the path of the pronghorn
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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Poinsettia Day
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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National Bison Day
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St. Patricks Day
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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Short-eared owl
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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An underwater rainbow
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World Rivers Day
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An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
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Groundhog Day
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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Classical music takes center stage
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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Freeloaders of the avian world
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International Geodiversity Day
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All in a day s work
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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Polar bear capital of the world
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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