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start the construction of the hive from two-three different places and weave the honeycomb simultaneously in
two-three strings. Though they start from different places, the bees, great in number, construct identical hexa-
gons and then weave the honeycomb by combining these together and meeting in the middle. The junction
points of the hexagons are assembled so deftly that there is no sign of their being subsequently combined.

In the face of this extraordinary performance, we, for sure, have to admit the existence of a superior will
that ordains these creatures. Evolutionists want to explain away this achievement with the concept of "instinct"
and try to present it as a simple attribute of the bee. However, if there is an instinct at work, if this rules over all
bees and provides that all bees work in harmony though uninformed of one another, then it means that there is

an exalted Wisdom that rules over all these tiny creatures.
To put it more explicitly, God, the creator of these tiny creatures, "inspires" them with what they have to do.
This fact was declared in the Qur'an fourteen centuries ago:

And your Sustainer has inspired the honey bee: "Prepare for yourself dwellings in mountains and in trees,
and in what [men] build; and then eat of all manner of fruit, and find with skill the spacious paths of your
Sustainer". There issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: ver-
ily in this is a Sign for those who give thought. (Surat an-Nahl: 68-69)

Amazing Architects: Termites

No one can help being taken by surprise upon seeing a termite nest erected on the ground by termites. This
is because the termite nests are architectural wonders that rise up as high as 5-6 meters. Within this nest are so-
phisticated systems to meet all

the needs of termites that can
never appear in sunlight be-
cause of their body structure.
In the nest, there are ventila-

tion systems, canals, larva
rooms, corridors, special fun-
gus production yards, safety
exits, rooms for hot and cold

weather; in brief, everything.
What is more astonishing is
that the termites which con-
struct these wondrous nests

are blind. 178
Despite this fact, we see,
when we compare the size of a
termite and its nest, that ter-

mites successfully overcome
an architectural project by far
300 times bigger than them-
selves.

Termites have yet another
amazing characteristic: if we
divide a termite nest into two
in the first stages of its con-

struction, and then reunite it
after a certain while, we will
see that all passage-ways,
canals and roads intersect with

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