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Spiders' Methods of Hunting 43

the ideal way for a spider to be able to live under water. It is impossible
for a living creature to find a way of living under water by chance. If a
creature does not have the features necessary for living under water, then
it will drown the first time it enters the water. It will not have time to wait
for coincidence, or anything else. Therefore, a land creature, which can
live under water by virtue of having the right skills to do so,
owes its existence to the emergence of such skills. And this
shows us that the water-spider, with these distinctive
(d) characteristics and abilities, was created by God in a perfect
manner.
I have put my trust in God, my
Lord and your Lord. There is no
creature He does not hold by the
forelock. My Lord is on a Straight
Path. (Surah Hud: 56)

a) The raft spider preparing to hunt
on water. b)The spider, which
senses movement in the water
through its legs, waits motionless
until a "Golyan" fish approaches.
(c-d-e) After catching and poisoning
the fish, it drags it to the shore.

(c) (e)