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which require serious intelligence and a sense of judgement. Yet, it
would be absurd to think of the ability to think and to judge in such a
creature as does not even have a brain. We have to admit that the source
of intelligence in the things the insect does is another power "outside"
the animal.
Evolutionists have produced the phrase intuition to overcome this
dead end that they are facing, and they have argued that animal behav-
iour is the result of certain motives of unknown source. Yet this phrase
is just whitewashing and does not change anything. The picture is still
clear: There are motives which dominate the animal that are the result
of an intelligent programming. Since there is no intelligent programming
by the animal itself, the source of such motives must be another power
ruling the animal. This power belongs to Him Who is not seen, but rules
over the visible world with supreme wisdom and reflects such knowl-
edge in living beings, like insects, which are themselves not endowed
with consciousness.

Insect that Imitates the Dead
Ant nests provide a food source, a shelter from aggressors and ap-
propriate living conditions for an insect species that live in the southern
deserts of the USA and Mexico. Once these insects manage to penetrate
an ant nest, they automatically go to a brooding room and feed on ant
larvae.
These have developed various techniques to get inside an ant nest.
Some species walk directly towards the entrance of the ant nest, then go
through the heaps of plant stems into the nest. These bugs have shells
that protect them very well. Therefore the ants cannot kill them. They
can only attack in unison and throw them out.
Unsuccessful bugs never give up. This time they imitate the dead and
seem attractive to the ants, so the ants take them home as food. To fool
the ants, these bugs expertly imitate the dead by pulling their antennae
back and stiffening their legs. 54
Once they reach the egg chambers, the ants for some reason give up
on these insects. Research has shown that while these bugs are feeding
on ant eggs, the fluid given out by their hair attracts the attention of the
ants elsewhere. Thus, the aggression of the ants is decreased and they

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