Page 38 - The Miracle of Termites

Harun Yahya

Soldier termites have been created
with jaws for fighting and defending
their nest. Every species of termite
has its own battle strategy. Their com-
mon feature is that not one of them
gives up until they have repelled the
intruder.

from entering. Their heads, re-
sembling capsules, are much
larger than the rest of their body.

Though they may look awkward,
they have a surprising ability to
defend their nest.

Termites' Battle
Strategy

To ensure the colony's sur-
vival, security is of the utmost
importance. Besides using their
sharp jaws to wound an enemy, termites normally use chemical weap-
ons in their various strategies to paralyze an enemy, explode them-
selves on top of an enemy, and secreting a poison that affects an attack-
er's physical structure.

Thanks to all these special features, termites have managed to
survive for millions of years. But today's chemical weapons experts
have been able to produce these only after constant effort. Serious ef-
forts are required to produce even the most basic chemical substance.
In the light of this, we must answer the question of how the bodies of
termites produce these chemical weapons. According to the theory of
evolution, these chemical substances came into being spontaneously—

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