Creepy Crawlies

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  Insects

  The insect world displays stunning variety from butterflies to ants to beetles to bees. This variety is not the result of evolution but of God’s creativity.

News About Creepy Crawlies

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  New Species of “Sparkly Blue” Bee Discovered in Texas

  

  Dec. 19, 2024 from Ken Ham Blog

  Scientists have just named a brand-new species of mining bee (small bees that are very important pollinators): Andrena androfovea.

Articles About Creepy Crawlies

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  Bolas Spiders—Eight-Legged Gauchos

  

  Oct. 22, 2023 from Answers Magazine

  The bolas spider uses a droplet of strong adhesive on the end of a strand of silk to snag moths from midair.

• Zombie Ants and Genesis

  

  Oct. 20, 2023 from Answers in Depth

  Carpenter ant colonies evade zombie apocalypse because only the climbing dead become weapons of mass dispersion.

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  Why Are Wasps So Evil?

  

  Oct. 15, 2023 from Answers Magazine

  If God is good, why are some creatures so bad?

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  It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a . . . Moth?

  

  Jan. 8, 2023 from Answers Magazine

  This agile flyer scoots in and out of tight spots faster than any plane Boeing or Airbus ever dreamed of.

• Semi-Technical Magazine Department Article

  Did God Create Parasites?

  

  Oct. 2, 2022 from Answers Magazine

  How did disgusting parasites become part of God’s “very good” creation?

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  The Great Veggie Burglar

  

  July 3, 2022 from Answers Magazine

  Two marvels in one: a spider that loves vegetables and a master thief, adept at nabbing golden treasures from fiercely guarded repositories.

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  Why Are There So Many Mosquitoes?

  

  June 22, 2022

  While sometimes a nuisance and a carrier of unwanted disease, the mosquito has a role in the success of the environment that was implemented by the Creator.

• Snails, Slugs, and Semi Slugs: A Perfect Evolutionary Transition?

  

  Oct. 29, 2021

  Carnegie Museum biologist suggests a new evolutionary history for snails and slugs but fails to account for differences in anatomy and lack of evidence.

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  Tough as Snails

  

  Nov. 29, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  The lowly sea snail, of all things, has a unique way of manufacturing armor from soft ingredients.

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  Parasites—Unwelcome Guests

  

  Oct. 25, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  Our world is filled with the little monsters and these parasites can be pretty nasty.

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  Scorpions—Armed and Dangerous

  

  Oct. 11, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  Scorpions appear armed to scare and kill. Are we supposed to be afraid, or is it just our imagination?

• Spectacular Spider Fossils—How Do We Explain the Evidence?

  

  March 26, 2019

  Paleontologists working in the Jinju Formation (Early to Mid-Cretaceous) in southeast South Korea discovered ten well-preserved spider specimens in shale.

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  Termites: A House in Order

  

  March 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  When they work together, these insignificant insects can accomplish significant things.

• Recent Amber Fossil Finds

  

  Feb. 6, 2019

  Two amber fossil finds have revealed some interesting examples of similarities between fossil and extant forms, both in morphology and in lifestyle/behavior.

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  Parasitoid Wasps Shed Light on the Origin of Venom

  

  Oct. 9, 2017 from Answers in Depth

  Many parasitoid wasps optimize the reception for their larvae by injecting venom that disables the host insect’s immune system or changes its behavior.

• Magazine Article

  The Ultimate Web Designer

  

  Sept. 3, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  Next time you’re tempted to brush away a spider web, stop to consider the engineering required . . . and the Engineer behind the engineer.

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  Miniature Metropolises

  

  Oct. 16, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Gifted ant architects have built thriving cities on every continent—using every imaginable kind of material.

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  Giant Silk Moths—Butterflies’ Unsung Rivals

  

  Aug. 7, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  The family of giant silk moths, or Saturniidae, includes the largest—and arguably most beautiful—moths in the world.

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  Jaws of Life

  

  April 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Sometimes we’d be better off if we just kept our jaws shut. It’s a different story for the trap-jaw ant.

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  Color it Blue

  

  April 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
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  In Case of Fire, Follow the Ants

  

  Nov. 8, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  Ant behavior may help us save lives. Creation is overflowing with such practical ideas and possible solutions to our most vexing problems.

• In-Depth Article

  Did Spiders Evolve Knees Through Gene Duplication?

  

  Oct. 31, 2015 from Answers in Depth

  Spiders were designed with two versions of the dachshund gene, one essential to knee formation, but spider knees did not evolve through gene duplication.

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  Fear the Parasitic Wasp: Spider Zombies Caught in Web of Deceit

  

  Sept. 5, 2015 from Answers in Depth

  When a parasitic wasp skewers an orb spider and glues an egg to its back, she sets off a chain of events that alters the behavior and destiny of the spider.

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  Crab Crossing

  July 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  Every year before Christmas, a vibrant red carpet covers Christmas Island, northwest of Australia.

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  Periodical Cicadas—Synchronized Swarming

  

  March 22, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  What’s fascinating about periodical cicadas is their sheer numbers and the mysterious timing of their emergence from hiding.

• In-Depth Article

  In Bedbugs, Scientists Don’t See a Model of Evolution

  

  Feb. 13, 2015 from Answers in Depth

  Research shows that bedbugs are still bedbugs. They don't demonstrate Darwinian evolution—they vary within their created kind to survive in a sin-cursed world.

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  The Indestructible Cockroach

  

  Jan. 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  Most people would be happy to live in a world without cockroaches. But even creatures we see as pests show God’s amazing designs.

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  Face Mites ‘R’ (on) Us

  

  Oct. 14, 2014 from Answers in Depth

  Germophobes beware: a new study suggests that all adults have face mites. But did they follow us through evolutionary history?

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Cambrian Predator Wore Its Brain out in Front

  July 30, 2014 from Answers in Depth

  This predatory beast of very little brain drove evolution of brighter brains, evolutionists say.

• Dust Mites Defy Dollo’s Law

  March 30, 2013 from News to Know

  University of Michigan researchers believe these free-living, non-parasitic, but allergy-causing arachnids prove that reverse evolution is possible.

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  Bacterial Bodyguard

  Oct. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine

  Scientists were shocked to discover that some stinkbugs have developed resistance to insecticide.

• Snails and Their Unique Genetic Variations

  Oct. 15, 2011 from News to Know

  Convinced that genetic similarities confirm a common ancestry for two kinds of snails, researchers sought a transitional form and believe they found it.

• Veggie-loving Spider

  Oct. 17, 2009 from News to Know

  Most would agree that spiders are one of the more menacing predators in nature—spinning webs and lying in wait for helplessly trapped victims. But one Meso-American spider will have (almost) nothing of it.

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  At a Snail’s Pace

  Oct. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine

  According to researchers, garden snails are evolving slower metabolisms.

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  Scuba Spiders

  

  April 1, 2008 from Answers Magazine

  This remarkable spider shouts the wisdom of its Designer.

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  A Few Facts from Under the Rocks

  June 1, 2001, pp. 14–15

  The Robber (or Coconut) Crab, Birgus latro, is not only the world’s largest land invertebrate, it’s also a thief that climbs trees at night and steals coconuts!

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  Wonderful Worms

  March 1, 1998, pp. 56–57

  Earthworms are highly specialized creatures. They seem obviously designed for their important task of burrowing through soil.

• Magazine Article

  What is Peripatus?

  Sept. 1, 1994, pp. 40–41

  At first glance, it looks like a caterpillar. However, on closer examination the external appearance is more like an annelid (earth) worm.

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  Hairy Horror or High-Tech Marvel?

  June 1, 1991, pp. 10–13

  Without spiders, we would be literally suffocated out of existence, if not actually eaten alive, by all manner of bugs.