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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Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
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World Whale Day
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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Frankenstein Friday
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A long path to freedom
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Anniversary of Pinnacles National Park, California
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National Hummingbird Day
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Preveli Gorge
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Happy Arbor Day!
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Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
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World Population Day
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Aurora borealis
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A splash by the sea
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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National Mushroom Day
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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It s Bermuda s big day
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The desert blooms
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Serra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Spain
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Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year
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Ring of fire
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Festivus
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
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Happy Easter!
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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