Proverbs 31:22 “She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.” Many types of insects make silk. Among them, they make many types of silk. But many of the multitude of species of the caddisfly make a very unique sil...
Continue ReadingGenesis 1:21a “And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly…” Ask any scientist and he’ll tell you that blades designed to operate in fluids, like air or water, are ...
Continue ReadingProverbs 16:23 “The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.” While modern computers can do increasingly amazing things, they would not compete well on even a simple task with an animal. For example, you can teach...
Continue ReadingPsalm 51:7 “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” The southern pine beetle is a real problem in southeastern North America. They burrow into pine trees that could be harvested for lumber, often ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 20:1b “The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee…” Did you know that there are salamanders that can grow spines? They do this by forcing their ribs to grow through their skin. But a frog nic...
Continue ReadingGenesis 1:31 “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” Does anyone like the parasitic worm Schistosoma? It causes a disease called Schistosomiasis, which affects the ...
Continue ReadingGenesis 8:22 “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Every day there seems to be a news story about climate change. Notice that they always call it climate change ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 104:16-17 “The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.” There are many incredible designs around us that are unlikely to ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 5:8 “Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.” You’re driving down the road and all of a sudden traffic slows to a crawl. Finally, you get to the cause of the slowdown – a big p...
Continue ReadingLuke 18:1 “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;…” Normally they bother no one. The creatures, called protozoan ciliates, quietly go about their business in water‑filled tree holes, eating o...
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- Cyanide for Breakfast?Tropical passion vines have a unique defense against insects that would nibble on their leaves. Its leaves contain sealed packets of cyanide that are made active by being linked with sugar molecules. There are other sealed packets with an enzyme that releases the sugar molecules, activating the cyanide. When an insect chews on the […]
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