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When at rest, the blinded sphinx moth resembles a clump of dead leaves. However, when provoked, the moth will reveal some brightly patterned eye spots which serve to startle a would be predator. This species of moth is fairly common nocturnal species that can be seen in the evening during the warm months of early to late summer.

Jim Zablotny is a natural historian, entomologist, and nature photographer from Fenton, Michigan. His present work emphasizes color, detail, and bold composition of natural subjects. His artistic endeavors included scientific illustration, and presently nature photography with subjects ranging from macro photographs of insects and wildflowers, to birds, reptiles,amphibians, and mammals. Many of his newer images are photographs of the living things found in endangered habitats like prairies, and fens. Jim is a regular participant on the Nature Photographers Network (http://www.naturephotographers.net/enter.html) and has earned Editor's picks for weekly and monthly presentations for his macro-photography of insects and wildflowers. One...