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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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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Kissing Day
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Pride Month
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Asteroid Day
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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The Bahamas
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
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Protecting wildlife today and tomorrow
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Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
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The parenting of a piping plover
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Ruins of a royal temple
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Hello, spring!
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Logan Creek Suspension Bridge, West Coast Trail, Canada
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Wahclella Falls, Oregon
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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Wild lupines
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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World Meteorological Day
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Take a break! It s Labor Day!
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Signs of life in the Empty Quarter
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