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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Winter solstice
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New Zealand s loneliest mountain
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Mount Rainier National Park
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National Moth Week
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Moody skies over Valletta
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Chapel on the rock
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Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
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Ross Errilly Friary, County Galway, Ireland
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Frozen beauty
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National Trails Day
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2024 Toronto International Film Festival
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Take the plunge into 2021
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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Fat Bear Week
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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Saint Dwynwen s Day
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World Octopus Day
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