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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World Childrens Day
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Indigo bunting
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75 years of the United Nations
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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Teacher Appreciation Day
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Belize Barrier Reef
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
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World Childrens Day
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Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Where is this gorgeous peak?
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Mod gear
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Rays on parade
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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Independence Day
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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Dressed for winter fun
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Village of Saranac Lake, New York
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Wheels up in Beijing
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Spreadsheet Day
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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