Page 85 - The Miracle in the Mosquito

any books have been written throughout the world
on mosquitoes, and extensive research has been
conducted. However, the aim of this book is very
M different from that of all these books. It does not
aim to provide general information on the mating, egg laying and
feeding habits of the mosquito.
Its aim in using this subject is to remind people of the most
important fact in life: their responsibilities to our true Lord, God,
Who is Lord of the worlds.
If we briefly recall some of the miracles we have described in
this book, it can be understood once more how a seemingly ordi-
nary creature like the mosquito is an important piece of evidence
of creation. These miracles are listed below:

-When it is time to lay her eggs, the mother mosquito finds
the most appropriate place, thanks to the heat and moisture de-
tector in her abdomen.
-The mosquito lays her eggs in water, and takes various pre-
cautions in view of the problems the young will encounter in the
future.
-When the eggs are ready to hatch, if the conditions are not
favourable, they do not crack until the conditions are right.
-The eggs have the ability to camouflage themselves.
-The mother mosquito prevents her eggs from getting lost or
sinking by making them into a raft.
-The eggs have a hollow on the underside, which enables
them to form a raft when they are stuck together.
-The eggs of the Anopheles mosquito have structures resem-
bling life buoys that prevent them from sinking.

-The carpenter mosquito creates the optimum environment
for her eggs by cutting into the roots of plants.
-Some newly hatched larvae have the knowledge that oxygen

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