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However, a researcher solved the secret of these ants in 1985. He
found out that they are not a species that is rarely found at all. The re-
searcher, named La Selva, who solved this secret, described the
Basiceros ants as master illusionists, because they were able to become
"invisible" whenever they wanted.
What was it that made them invisible?
The Basiceros species, unlike other ant species, are covered with two
layers of hair with splintered ends. When they walk on the ground, all
kinds of dust, earth and bits of straws, etc., stick on these hairs. Another
difference between these and other ants is that they do not clean the dirt
off their bodies very often. Therefore, as shown in the pictures, they dis-
play total harmony with the environment they are in. When looked at
from outside, it is almost impossible to locate them. They only become
a little visible when they start walking. Yet, even in this case, they take
precautions to protect themselves from birds, lizards and even the hu-
man eye. They are the sluggish ants in the world and may be observed
to stand perfectly still for minutes at a time when they are disturbed. 77
The camouflage technique applied by this ant species is very strik-
ing, because it is impossible for an ant to have developed a defence sys-
tem by determining all its physiological characteristics by itself. All these
features (body covered with hair, not cleaning often unlike other ants
and moving very slowly) must have been defined beforehand so that the
ant came into this world already equipped with the characteristics dis-
cussed.
As a result, again, we are facing a great truth. This ant species has al-
so been created by Allah with all its features designated beforehand,
thus showing us His attribute of Creator.

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