A team of researchers at Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, working with a colleague at Station d'Ecologie Theorique et Experimentale du CNRS, has found evidence that suggests butterflies use their ...

Take a closer look the next time you see a butterfly resting with its wings closed. What looks like a head might be just a decoy. Some butterflies have odd patterns on their hindwings—spots that look ...

Some butterflies carry markings on their wings that resemble false heads, complete with spots and tail-like shapes. These tiny illusions may misdirect predator attacks away from the real head and ...