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Harun Yahya
No matter how large an aggressor may be, soldier termites defend them-
selves without hesitation. Above can be seen a soldier termite defending
itself against a much larger ant.
For example, ants have a fluid in their bodies called hemolymph
that functions like blood. When wounded, their bodies produce a
chemical substance that causes the hemolymph to solidify and the
wound to heal. The termites' poisonous secretion renders this chemi-
cal substance ineffective. 16
It is certain evidence of creation that an insect between 1 and 2 cm
(0.3 to 0.7 in) long knows the bodily secretions of another creature, is
aware of a formula that will destroy the composition of those secre-
tions and produces in its own body a substance with this formula.
Without appropriate training, not even human beings can learn the es-
sential elements of which the bodies of other creatures are composed
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