The distinctive patterns on butterfly wings really do help protect the insects by mimicking the eyes of predators. While scientists have long suspected the role played by eye-spots found on the wings ...

It sure beats having an intestinal parasite named after you. There's a big — 4-inch — "owl eye" butterfly that lives in Sonora in need of a name. And according to the scientific tradition, the ...

Big spots on butterfly wings actually can mimic the eyes of predators, a new study finds, reviving a partly discredited textbook truth with fresh evidence. In lab tests, images of butterflies with big ...

Owl butterflies amazingly ward off foes by disguising themselves as owls, thanks to wings that mirror the eyes of the woodland air predators. Flagship Pioneering is looking to build a new class of ...

Rob Bates, 34, took the photo of the bird of prey when it landed on a hay bail just 20 feet away. He noticed a butterfly flapping around the owl's head - and waited patiently for the perfect shot, in ...