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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International Polar Bear Day
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Let the Highland games begin
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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African buffalo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
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World Childrens Day
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act marks 42 years
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Short-eared owl
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It s Republic Day in India
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Land of the midnight sun
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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Playa del Silencio, Spain
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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A viewer with a view
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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A throng of ice and spires
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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Earth Day
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‘The mountains are calling’
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Aýna, Albacete, Spain
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Amelia Earhart
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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Tough turf
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