2 Samuel 2:18 “And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe.” When a gazelle sees a creature that threatens, it springs straight up into the air. If you have a house...

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Ephesians 6:14-16 “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be...

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Romans 8:20-21 “For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope, because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of t...

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Isaiah 45:12 “I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.” Would the early Indian settlers in North America have been able to understand modern twenti...

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Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” Whether we look at the plant world, animals or spiritual matters, predators often seek to disguise themselves as harml...

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Matthew 24:30 “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” The world is a fearful p...

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Psalm 8:1 “O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.” The nervous system of an insect is almost infinitely more complex than our most sophisticated computer-driven robots. Robots c...

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Psalm 68:5 “A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, [is] God in his holy habitation.” Insects use a vast array of chemical strategies to defend themselves from predators. Some of their strategies are so ingenious that they could...

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  • The Unique Bdellas
    Scientists describe the creatures as mean, greedy and anti-social. They are also impressive chemists. That’s some reputation for a creature whose lifespan is only four hours. The short form of this microscopic creature’s name is simply bdella. Bdellas are predatory bacteria that live in fresh and salt water as well as in sewage. In the […]

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