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The world's first digital butterfly trail

VIDEO: The world’s first digital butterfly trail

The world’s first digital butterfly trail was launched this autumn in the entertainment district, Outernet London, outside of Tottenham Court Road station. 

The black eye-spot pattern on the insects' orange wings reminded the scientists of the ‘all-seeing eye’ of Sauron from Lord of the Rings (Image Credit: B. Huertas (c) Trustees Natural History Museum)

Scientists name new butterfly after Sauron from Lord of the Rings

Scientists have named a butterfly after Sauron, the necromancing dark lord from Lord of the Rings.

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