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Insects that lived 400 million years ago are identical to those
of alive today. These creatures were thriving and flying mil-
lions of years ago, without the need for hairs or feathers. This
fact, of course, represents a major puzzle for evolutionists.

species have flying abilities superior to that of birds. The monarch
butterfly is capable of flying from Canada in north America to

Mexico. Flies and dragonflies can hover in the air. In addition, in-
sects' wings also display wholly different structures. Some species
have only two wings, and others four—and grasshoppers have two
wing casuings in addition! Some beetles' wings fold inwards and

have a protective casing; others have membranous wings, and oth-
ers, like butterflies, ones covered with microscopic scales. Every
type of insect wing exhibits its own unique perfection. Their wing HARUN YAHYA
joints are made of a special protein called resilin, which has perfect-
ly elastic properties. Chemical engineers are still trying to produce

this substance, whose features are far superior to those of both nat-
ural and man-made rubber. By means of stretching and contracting, (ADNAN OKTAR)
resilin stores and can give back as much as 96% of the energy load-

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