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Of course, the poison that poses such a threat to other fish in-
flicts no harm on the porcupine fish itself, despite being spread
throughout its entire body. This shows a flawless structure special-
ly created by Allah for the fish's protection. That other fish are
aware of the danger and try to avoid the porcupine fish, and that
the bacteria have developed such a defensive weapon, show that
Allah created these two species to be compatible with one another,

is an example of His superior Creation.
Bacteria also enjoy an interesting relationship with tube
worms, a single gram of whose inner tissues can contain 100 billion
bacteria. The red hairs of tube worms are filled with blood carrying
not oxygen, but hydrogen sulfate for the bacteria to feed on. In re-
turn, the bacteria oxidize the hydrogen sulfate, and turn the result-
ing carbon dioxide into carbon compounds that nourish the
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worms. The relationship between
the two is based on an ex-

Bacteria living in HARUN YAHYA
the intestine of the
porcupine fish pro-
duce a toxin that
spreads as far as the
fish's muscles. This
poison protects the fish
from enemies, but does (ADNAN OKTAR)
the fish itself no harm.

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