Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” We have looked at many plants and animals that use different forms of camouflage to keep from being noticed. Some don’t wish to be notice...

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Psalm 111:2 “The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.” Which body structure is a powerful generator of emotions, gives you a sense of direction, and serves as a cannon all at the same time? It’...

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Genesis 3:9 “And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where [art] thou?” Language requires some very special designs that are rare in nature and found together only in humans. First, human language requires vocal cords, which none...

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Hebrews 11:3 “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” As our knowledge about the universe grows, the big bang theory looks increasingly...

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Psalm 100:3 “Know ye that the LORD he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture.” Respect for the name Thomas Jefferson reaches far beyond the United States and far beyond...

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Exodus 15:11 “Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?” One would never expect to find any insect sharing living arrangements with a spider. That’s wh...

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Genesis 1:21 “And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.” Do you know how to handle a ...

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Acts 20:32 “And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” Biologists have recently discovered a gene that suggests tha...

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Psalm 111:10 “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.” While the origins debate is basically a religious debate, many people have been taug...

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Job 38:36 “Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?” Some creatures simply try to look uninteresting to hungry predators. Others take their role-playing so seriously that they actually fulfill some...

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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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