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Harun Yahya

Ironclad Beetle (Zopheridae) and Termite

Period: Miocene

Age: 23 - 5 million years

Region: Rain Forest Basin, Santander, Colombia

Insects that are members of the class Coleoptera are the most numerous known class
of insect. There are some 350,000 species of Coleoptera, ranging from 1 mm to

15 cm (0.039 to 6 inches) in size. This insect, preserved in amber and
covered in a hard shell, is one of the most interesting-looking
Coleoptera and has remained unchanged for between 23
and 5 million years.

Termites, on the other hand, are mem-
bers of the class Isoptera and have a
flawless social organization. Although
they resemble ants in appearance, they
are not ants, and there are some 3,000
known species of termite. The fact that

members of both these groups were fos-
silized in the same amber from 23 to 5
million years ago, and that each is identi-
cal to specimens living today, deals a seri-
ous blow to evolution.

Termite

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