加纳拉拉班加
莫尔国家公园中的天蚕蛾,加纳拉拉班加 (© Robert Thompson/Minden Pictures)
所有的眼睛都盯着飞蛾
快点!你能找到这个蛾头吗?如果翅膀上的斑纹让你分心了一秒钟,那就为这只栖息在加纳摩尔国家公园的土星蛾赢得进化上的胜利吧。人们认为,飞蛾、蝴蝶和其他生物利用这种被称为眼点的狡猾的模仿形式来恐吓捕食者或吸引他们攻击身体不太脆弱的部位。
原文:
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.
《© Robert Thompson/Minden Pictures》