{"id":3880,"date":"2013-02-10T17:34:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T15:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye.jpg"},"modified":"2013-02-10T17:34:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T15:34:30","slug":"a-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/inspirational-pictures-and-quotes-february-2013\/a-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"A butterfly perches in the eye socket of a human skull, creating the illusion of an eye"},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye.jpg' rel=\"prettyPhoto[post_content]\" title=\"A butterfly perches in the eye socket of a human skull, creating the illusion of an eye\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-250x381.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A butterfly perches in the eye socket of a human skull, creating the illusion of an eye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-250x381.jpg 250w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-125x191.jpg 125w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-336x512.jpg 336w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye.jpg 554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This once in a lifetime photograph shows a perfectly posed butterfly sitting in the eye socket of a human skull. The big spot on the butterfly&#8217;s wing creates the impression of an eye, making it appear that the skull is watching you. In art, skulls are a symbol of death and finality, while butterflies are a symbol of birth, change and new beginnings. This photograph shows beautifully the juxtaposition between the two most important elements of nature; life and death.<br \/>\nSee more artistic photos in <a href=\"http:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/inspirational-pictures-and-quotes-february-2013\/\">Inspirational Pictures and Quotes &#8211; February 2013<\/a><\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>This once in a lifetime photograph shows a perfectly posed butterfly sitting in the eye socket of a human skull. The big spot on the butterfly&#8217;s wing creates the impression of an eye, making it appear that the skull is watching you. In art, skulls are a symbol of death and finality, while butterflies are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"A butterfly perches in the eye socket of a human skull, creating the illusion of an eye","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":554,"height":845,"file":"2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-250x381.jpg","width":250,"height":381,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-250x381.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-56x56.jpg","width":56,"height":56,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-56x56.jpg"},"small":{"file":"A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-125x191.jpg","width":125,"height":191,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-125x191.jpg"},"post":{"file":"A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-197x300.jpg","width":197,"height":300,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-197x300.jpg"},"post-thumb":{"file":"A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-336x512.jpg","width":336,"height":512,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye-336x512.jpg"},"full":{"file":"A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye.jpg","width":554,"height":845,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":3879,"source_url":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/A-butterfly-perches-in-the-eye-socket-of-a-human-skull-creating-the-illusion-of-an-eye.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3880"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attachment"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}]}}