Page 16 - Design in Nature

CHAPTER 1

THE MIRACULOUS

DESIGN IN THE

FLIGHT OF INSECTS

hen the subject of flight is considered, birds immediately come to
mind. However, birds are not the only creatures that can fly.
W Many species of insects are equipped with flight capabilities
superior to those of birds. The Monarch butterfly can fly from North
America to the interior of Continental America. Flies and dragonflies can
remain suspended in the air.
Evolutionists claim that insects started flying 300 million years ago.
Nonetheless, they are not able to provide any conclusive answers to
fundamental questions such as: how did the first insect develop wings, take
flight or keep suspended in the air?
Evolutionists only claim that some layers of skin on the body probably
could have turned into wings. Aware of the unsoundness of their claim, they
also assert that the fossil specimens to verify this assertion are not available
yet.
Nevertheless, the flawless design of insect wings leaves no room for
coincidence. In an article entitled "The Mechanical Design of Insect Wings"
the English biologist Robin Wootton writes:
The better we understand the functioning of insect wings, the more
subtle and beautiful their designs appear... Structures are traditionally
designed to deform as little as possible; mechanisms are designed to
move component parts in predictable ways. Insect wings combine both
in one, using components with a wide range of elastic properties,