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Engineering in Nature

gence of this exceedingly complex system, designed in great detail
with flawless engineering and which works in stages, cannot be ex-
plained in terms of random mutations. In order for the system to
work, it needs to exist together with every one of its components.
To fully provide for the moth's heat insulation, it's essential that its
auditory system be in exactly the right place, forming a barrier to
keep the requisite regions warmed. If the moth is to gain the time to
move, the anti-freeze must be present in the exact right amount with
the correct properties. If the moths are to warm up by shivering their
wings, their nervous systems and muscles must act at the same time.
None of these systems can possibly be accounted for in terms of
chance. These designs in moths are just one of the countless proofs
showing how flawlessly God has created living things.
Anyone who sees and thinks about these proofs must live his or
her life in a manner pleasing to God, again calling to mind the fact
that there is no other deity but Him. God's infinite might and majestic
glory are revealed in a verse:

Everyone in the heavens and Earth belongs to Him. All are sub-
missive to Him. It is He Who originated creation and then regen-
erates it. That is very easy for Him. His is the most exalted des-
ignation in the heavens and the Earth. He is the Almighty, the
All-Wise. (Surat ar-Rum: 26-27)

Counter-Current Heat Exchangers in Moths
When we further examine moths' circulatory system, other aston-
ishing structures appear before us. Cold blood flows from the end of
the tail region in the vein that extends as far as immediately beneath
the air sacs. That part of the vein just under the air sacs constitutes the
bottom end of a V shape, and here it passes through a special tissue.

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