Page 79 - The Miracle in the Ant

The settling of fly larvae on the body of the ant, and
living on it, is truly an exceptional situation. It is impossi-
ble for a newly born creature to have chosen the body of
a queen ant as a home for itself. The choosing by the
mother fly of such a location to lay her eggs can be pos-
sible only if she has a prior and thorough knowledge of
the body and life style of the ant. Because in its own habi-
tat, there are hundreds of different living species that it
may leave its eggs on. The fly, which is attentive towards
its babies, identifies the most suitable one and for its
home, selects the queen ant. However, it is impossible for
her to anticipate that her eggs will grow here under pro-

tection and that the ants will in fact take care of them.
Because a fly is a totally different creature from an ant and
it is impossible for it to know anything about the ant.
Then we can say that this correct decision made by the
fly is not the result of "foreseeing the future" by this small
animal, but a program within it, in other words, a given
inspiration. The One Who places the larva in the most ap-
propriate living area is Allah, Who is totally sovereign
over the fly and the ant and has infinite knowledge of
them, because He is the Creator, Owner and Sovereign of
all living beings.

In these pictures, six different parasite species
that live on the army ants are seen. These par-
asites have settled on the ants in different
symbiotic adaptations. (1) The parasite on the
top feeds on the body fluids of the ant on
which it inhabits. (2) The second parasite is a
type of mite and lives on the tip of the foot of
its host. (3) This interesting parasite species
deceives the ants and feeds on their larvae.
(4) This species spends most of its time on
the worker ants. (5) It has chosen the tip of the
ant’s chin as its home. (6) This parasite
species has settled in the antenna root of the
ant.

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