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
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Summer solstice
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We stand with Ukraine
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A Portuguese fort takes a star turn
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Chapel on the rock
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A bridge comes full circle
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Dressed for winter fun
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World Wildlife Day
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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A picture-perfect day on Trillium
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Belize Barrier Reef
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The Sky Over Nine Columns in Venice, Italy
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National Fossil Day
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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Where fire meets water
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World Lizard Day
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It s International Jazz Day
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Don t go chasing waterfalls
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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The Kelpies statues in Falkirk, Scotland
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Halfway Day
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee