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This Moth’s Wings Create a Mind-Bending 3D Optical Illusion to Avoid Being Eaten
In the dense rainforests of northern Australia and South-East Asia, a master of disguise flutters through the shadows. The ...
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How a moth uses an optical illusion to disguise itself as a leaf
The smooth wings of fruit-sucking moths appear to be ridged like a leaf – but the resemblance is created by nanostructures ...
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Moth's 3D Leaf Illusion Fools Predators
A new study led by researchers from The University of Western Australia has discovered a species of moth which looks ...
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Moth vs Butterfly: The 8 Key Differences
The scales are beneficial to survival ... These are segmented organs and are sensory appendages, used for balance and smell. Moths have a feathery, comb-like, feathery antenna.
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Moths and bats: An evolutionary war
Bats and moths have been up against each other under cover of darkness ... The rear of a male hawkmoth, showing the stridulatory scales that generate ultrasound. Bats rely on ultrasonic echolocation, ...
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MetalSucks Presents: The Ocean, Scale The Summit, The Atlas Moth, and Silver Snakes 2014 U.S. Tour
The Ocean are headed back to the US for a co-headline tour with Scale The Summit, and they’re bringing The Atlas Moth and Silver Snakes along with them. MetalSucks is sponsoring the whole run. This is ...