Page 92 - The Miracle in the Spider

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o The level of elasticity is also important in relation to what the web
is attached to. For instance, if it is attached to a plant, the elasticity has to
be able to absorb any movement caused by the plant.
The spiral woven capturing threads lie very close to one another. The
smallest swing could stick the capturing threads to each other, opening
wide gaps in the trapping field. That is why the high-elasticity, sticky
capturing threads are laid over dry, low-elasticity threads. This is a
precaution against potential escape holes being formed.
As we have seen, a miraculous structure can be observed in every
feature of the web. Every possibility has been thought of. This reveals
once more the senselessness of the theory of evolution. It is, of course,
impossible for changes which came about by coincidence to teach a spider
to make the shock-absorbing properties of the web. It is God Who gave

the spider this capacity, Who enabled it to display purposeful behaviour.
He is God – the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the
Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies
Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat al-Hashr: 24)

Three-Dimensional Webs
Three-dimensional webs have a much more complicated structure
than two-dimensional ones. These webs are complicated three-
dimensional structures, as opposed to being in just one plane. This type
of web resembles a pile of woollen balls. For this reason it is harder to
manage than the two-dimensional one. If small insects and parasites that
are not worth the spider's bother get caught in the web, then the spider
has more work to do. For this reason the spider chooses to make its web

in places where there are no visitors of this kind.
One spider which uses this kind of web is the Black Widow. Inside
the web of this spider, with its architectural mastery, there is also a
mechanical trap. This trap forms a dense and sticky area. This web ball is
tied to the ground with not particularly strong threads. As soon as a
moving creature gets stuck to the web ball, the threads break, and the ball