Insects
Beautiful Butterflies
Butterflies are found worldwide. They live on every continent, except Antarctica, and in many diverse environments. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and their colors span the rainbow. Like flowers in flight, butterflies manifest the artwork of God across the globe.
Fire-loving Beetle
The Melanophila beetle is one of many creatures that actually hunt for fires. Its name means “black-loving” because the beetle likes freshly burned, blackened wood, where the female lays her eggs. Often the charred wood is still hot and smoldering when the beetles arrive.
Amazing Ants
Ants have taken over the world, it seems, but they didn’t do it alone! One reason they’re so successful is their ability to communicate with each other—where to go, what to watch out for, how to help.
Bee Scouts
Bee scouts seek out new flowers and new sources of food. But what motivates a bee scout? What makes her take risks, explore the unfamiliar, unselfishly bring back news of her discoveries and set out again to spend herself for the sake of the hive?
Insects Topics
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Jan. 2, 2024 from Answers Magazine
The next time you see a honeybee, take a moment to thank the Creator for his abundant provision through these amazing little creatures.
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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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Oct. 15, 2023 from Answers Magazine
If God is good, why are some creatures so bad?
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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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Oct. 9, 2022 from Answers Magazine
Animals that can grow wings in a single generation—only an imaginative Creator could think of that!
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July 1, 2022 from Answers Magazine
A bumblebee may be an unwelcome sound to you. But for a flower, it’s positively electric.
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Jan. 1, 2022 from Answers Magazine
This beetle’s colors serve as camouflage against the dense backdrop of trees and plants. How is this possible?
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April 24, 2021 from Answers Magazine
The most diverse order of animals on the planet is by far the beetle order. God shows how He can take one design and create a spectacular array of forms.
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Sept. 6, 2020 from Answers Magazine
Shy, gentle, and easy to care for — does the hissing cockroach sound like an ideal pet?
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Feb. 23, 2020 from Answers Magazine
Despite their bad reputation, cockroaches were designed to do good things.
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Dec. 22, 2019 from Answers Magazine
When Dr. Andy McIntosh investigated the bombardier beetle, he discovered explosive evidence of God’s intricate design.
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Oct. 19, 2019 from The New Answers Book 4
The story of the peppered moth has been set forth for decades as the prime example of evolution in action. But, are they really evidence of evolution?
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March 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine
When they work together, these insignificant insects can accomplish significant things.
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Jan. 31, 2018 from Answers in Depth
How should young-earth creationists explain the formation of highly specific relationships between plants and insects?
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Aug. 15, 2017 from 10 Cursed Creatures with Undeniable Design
The bombardier beetle’s tail end is equipped with twin “spray nozzles” (or gland openings) to shoot its gaseous ammunition.
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June 20, 2017 from 10 Cursed Creatures with Undeniable Design
A single worker bee may add merely one-twelfth of a teaspoon of prized honey to its colony. Yet the power of the bee is in the cooperation of the colony.
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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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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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Magazine Department ArticleBee BeaconsJan. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Flowers guide bees in ways invisible to human eyes. And the bees have some pretty sophisticated onboard equipment to detect those floral beacons.
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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.
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July 14, 2015 from Answers Magazine
What if badges could change color in an explosion, giving doctors vital information about the severity of the shock?
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Articles About Insects
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Jan. 2, 2024 from Answers Magazine
The next time you see a honeybee, take a moment to thank the Creator for his abundant provision through these amazing little creatures.
-
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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Oct. 15, 2023 from Answers Magazine
If God is good, why are some creatures so bad?
-
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.
-
Oct. 9, 2022 from Answers Magazine
Animals that can grow wings in a single generation—only an imaginative Creator could think of that!
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July 1, 2022 from Answers Magazine
A bumblebee may be an unwelcome sound to you. But for a flower, it’s positively electric.
-
Jan. 1, 2022 from Answers Magazine
This beetle’s colors serve as camouflage against the dense backdrop of trees and plants. How is this possible?
-
April 24, 2021 from Answers Magazine
The most diverse order of animals on the planet is by far the beetle order. God shows how He can take one design and create a spectacular array of forms.
-
Sept. 6, 2020 from Answers Magazine
Shy, gentle, and easy to care for — does the hissing cockroach sound like an ideal pet?
-
Feb. 23, 2020 from Answers Magazine
Despite their bad reputation, cockroaches were designed to do good things.
-
Dec. 22, 2019 from Answers Magazine
When Dr. Andy McIntosh investigated the bombardier beetle, he discovered explosive evidence of God’s intricate design.
-
Oct. 19, 2019 from The New Answers Book 4
The story of the peppered moth has been set forth for decades as the prime example of evolution in action. But, are they really evidence of evolution?
-
March 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine
When they work together, these insignificant insects can accomplish significant things.
-
Jan. 31, 2018 from Answers in Depth
How should young-earth creationists explain the formation of highly specific relationships between plants and insects?
-
Aug. 15, 2017 from 10 Cursed Creatures with Undeniable Design
The bombardier beetle’s tail end is equipped with twin “spray nozzles” (or gland openings) to shoot its gaseous ammunition.
-
June 20, 2017 from 10 Cursed Creatures with Undeniable Design
A single worker bee may add merely one-twelfth of a teaspoon of prized honey to its colony. Yet the power of the bee is in the cooperation of the colony.
-
Oct. 16, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Gifted ant architects have built thriving cities on every continent—using every imaginable kind of material.
-
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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Magazine Department ArticleBee BeaconsJan. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Flowers guide bees in ways invisible to human eyes. And the bees have some pretty sophisticated onboard equipment to detect those floral beacons.
-
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.
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July 14, 2015 from Answers Magazine
What if badges could change color in an explosion, giving doctors vital information about the severity of the shock?
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