Page 41 - The Miracle in the Ant

Ants establish-
ing communi-
cation with
each other by
touch.
such self-sacrifice as is displayed by ants. In an ant colony, instead of
the "big ant" developing by eating the "small ant", it rather attempts to
feed the "small ant" and make it grow. All ants are ready to accept the
food - that is, the "provision" - given to them and definitely make sure
to share the excess with other members of the colony.
As a result, what all these examples show us is that the ants are a so-
ciety of living beings who have submitted to the will of the Creator and
who act under His inspiration. Therefore, it would not be right to regard
them as organisms which are totally unconscious, because they do have
a consciousness which reflects the will of their Creator. Indeed, Allah
draws attention in the Qur’an to this interesting fact and notifies us that
all living things are, in fact, a community among themselves, that is, they
live under a Divine order and in accordance with inspiration.

There is not an animal that lives on the earth, nor a being that
flies on its wings, but forms communities like you. We have not
omitted anything from the Book, and they will be gathered to
their Lord. (Surat al-An’am: 38)

Communication By Sound
Communication by sound is another method used frequently by ants.
Two kinds of voice production have been determined. One is the "tap-
ping" sound and vibrations produced by hitting an obstruction, or the
ground, with the body, and the other is the high notes produced by rub-
bing certain parts of the body against each other. 16

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