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Harun Yahya

Examining the features of this beetle’s back under an electron micro-
scope, scientists established that it’s a perfect model for water-trapping
tent and building coverings, or water condensers and engines. Designs of
such a complex nature cannot come about just by themselves or through
natural events. Also, it’s impossible for a tiny beetle to have “invented”
any system of such extraordinary design. Just Stenocara alone is sufficient
to prove that our Creator designed everything that exists.

100% Efficient Light-Generating Fireflies

From the tip of their abdomens, fireflies produce greeny-yellow
light. This light is produced in cells containing a chemical called luciferin,
which reacts with oxygen and an enzyme known as luciferase. The beetle
can turn the light on and off
by varying the amount of air
entering its cells from its
breathing tubes. A normal
household bulb has a produc-
tivity level of 10%, the other
90% of the energy being wast-
ed as heat. But in a firefly, al-
most 100% of the energy pro-
duced is light, representing
with this very efficient
process, a target for scientists

to aim for. 79
What force allows fire-
flies to engage in such a high
level of efficiency? According
to evolutionists, the answer

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