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DARWINISM REFUTED

studies the system in the ear with common sense can easily see that it is
the product of Allah’s magnificent creation.

The Reproduction of Rheobatrachus Silus

Irreducible complexity is not a feature that we only see at the
biochemical level or in complicated organs. Many biological systems
possessed by living things are irreducibly complex, and invalidate the
theory of evolution for that reason. The extraordinary reproductive
method of Rheobatrachus silus, a species of
frog living in Australia, is an example of
this.
The females of this species use a
fascinating method to protect their eggs
after fertilization. They swallow them.
The tadpoles remain and grow in the
The females of this frog species stomach for the first six weeks after they
hide their young in their
stomachs throughout the hatch. How is it possible that they can
incubation period, and then remain in their mothers' stomach that
give birth to them through long without being digested?
their mouths. But in order for
this to happen, a number of A flawless system has been created
adjustments have to be made, to enable them to do so. First, the female
all at the same time and with gives up eating and drinking for those six
no mistakes allowed: The egg-
structure has to be set up, the weeks, which means the stomach is
stomach acid must be reserved solely for the tadpoles.
neutralized, and the mothers
have to be able to live for However, another danger is the regular
weeks without feeding. release of hydrochloric acid and pepsin in
the stomach. These chemicals would
normally quickly kill the offspring. However, this is prevented by a very
special measure. The fluids in the stomach of the mother are neutralized
by the hormonelike substance prostaglandin E , which is secreted first by
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the egg capsules and then by the tadpoles. Hence, the offspring grow
healthily, even though they are swimming in a pool of acid.
How do the tadpoles feed inside the empty stomach? The solution to
this has been provided, too. The eggs of this species are significantly larger
than those of others, as they contain a yolk very rich in proteins, sufficient

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