Creepy Crawlies

Beetles—Go Anywhere, Do Anything

Our Maker shows that He can create immense variety from one basic body design. Like living versions of the popular Transformers, the beetles’ basic body parts can be altered to serve radically different purposes.

Communicating Ants

Ants’ advanced communication abilities enable several species of ants to maintain complex social organizations. So complex are some of these societies that they have been dubbed superorganisms. Their sophisticated networking abilities point to the Great Communicator, Jesus Christ, who designed creation to reflect His attributes (Romans 1:20).

Helpful Honey Bees

Bees are extremely important to us, though we tend to take them for granted. Indeed, nearly one-third of the food on our plates comes from plants pollinated by bees, and honey and beeswax are multi-billion-dollar industries.

Scary Scorpions

The scorpion is a vivid reminder of the Curse and the deadly consequences of our sin against a holy and just God. Scorpions rank very high on the creep scale. With their large pincers on one end, a long, curving, stinging tail on the other, their intimidating ninja pose, and their frightening name, it’s no wonder they strike fear.

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Butterflies: Beautifully Designed!

June 24, 2025
These insects show God’s ingenious and beautiful design
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fossil Millipede “As Big as a Car” Discovered

Jan. 6, 2022 from Ken Ham Blog
A fossilized millipede exoskeleton was found in England from a creature estimated to be nine feet long—a reminder of the size of animals in the pre-flood world.
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?
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New Study: Butterfly Wings More Than Just Scales

Feb. 6, 2020 from Ken Ham Blog
God’s design in butterfly wings is evident in complexity, utility, and beauty, which points back to a glorious Creator.
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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“100-Million-Year-Old” Spider with Long Tail Discovered

Feb. 12, 2018 from Ken Ham Blog
A beautifully preserved spider was recently discovered in Myanmar—but, unlike living spiders, this one had a “tail” that was longer than its body.
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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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Color it Blue

April 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
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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.