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Photo: Insect "Eyespots" Don't Mimic Eyes, Study SaysScientists have long thought eyelike patterns on the wings of butterflies and moths are meant to protect the insects from being eaten, but a new study shows it's the vivid markings alone that deter predators. Photograph by Jeff Foott/Discovery Channel Images
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