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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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Sharp-dressed bug
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Wheels up in Beijing
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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It’s Canada’s national day
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International Tea Day
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia
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Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
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Ministry of Fun Santa School
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National Pumpkin Day
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Ronda, Spain
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Salmon migration in full swing
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The roots of invention
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International Rock Day
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Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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Winter at Valley Forge
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A universe underground
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