Pascal Kobeh / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) mouth wide open, feeding on plankton close to the surface with snorkelers nearby, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Io Moth (Automeris io) a member of the Giant Silkworm Moth family, eyespots may serve to scare away predators, Florida

Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris celata) male showing false eyespots, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Caterpillar (Automeris sp) Tai Mo Shan Country Park, Hong Kong, China.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Caterpillar (Automeris sp) on a leaf, Tai Mo Shan Country Park, Hong Kong, China.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Saturnid moth (Automeris or Pseudoautomeris sp) Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Atlantic forest. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Saturniid moth (Automeris or Pseudoautomeris sp) moth with false eyes display, Tapirai, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Atlantic forest. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Ingo Arndt / Moth (Automeris zurobara) detail of false eye spot on wing, Europe

Thomas Marent / Moth (Automeris sp) with false eye-spots on hind wings, Guacharo Cave National Park, Colombia

Doug Wechsler / Moth (Automeris sp) Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

Doug Wechsler / Moth (Automeris sp) Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

Doug Wechsler / Moth (Automeris sp) with wings open showing eye spots, Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

MYN / Javier Aznar / Moth (Automeris sp.) with false eyes on wings a warning signal to predators, Mashpi, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project