Eyespot (mimicry)
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An eyespot is an eye-like marking. They are found in butterflies, reptiles, cats, birds and fish.
Many butterflies, such as this gladeye bushbrown (Mycalesis patnia), have eyespots on their wings.
Polyphemus moth
Io moth
Indian peafowl display
Nazar (amulet)
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A naẓar, or an eye bead, is an eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye. The term is also used in Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Hebrew, Hindi–Urdu, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian, Punjab
Eyespot (mimicry)
…Animal colouration Nazar (amulet) Patterns in nature…
A Turkish nazar boncuğu
Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.
Eye beads
A depiction of a nazar on a Turkish Fly Air airliner.