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anything. In this phase, it

utilises the energy of the
leaves it ate when it was a

caterpillar. Chrysalis shells
are attached to a leaf, a

rock or a branch. If you
encounter one of them, have a

look at it, because, when you look
at the caterpillar inside the chrysalis, you

can see the traces of the proboscis and the limbs that will be formed
on the butterfly.

After approximately ten days, tearing its shell open in just a few
minutes, the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.
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At that time, the wings of the butterfly have not yet reached their
normal size. In the fourth phase, in order to stretch its wings, the

butterfly inflates the veins of its wings with its body liquid. When its
wings dry, it instantly begins to fly without any training. The wings

also help the butterfly in its respiration.
As you see, even a tiny butterfly is a great miracle created by our

Lord. Scientists have been conducting research to answer the
question: "How does a caterpillar decide to change into a butterfly?"

This metamorphosis only occurs because our Lord wills it so. Allah
shows us how varied are the creatures He can create, and the

unprecedented ways in which He can change them.
Another miracle is that the wings of butterflies are covered with

tiny scales. The wings consist of these scales arranged one on top of
another. How do you think these wings have come into existence?