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The Miraculous Design in the Flight of Insects 25

This last phase differs from the previous four in
that Allah moulds the nymph into a flying creature
through a wonderful transformation.

The back of the nymph cracks first (7). The crack
widens and becomes an open slot through which a new
creature, totally different from the preceding, struggles
to get out. This extremely fragile body is secured with
ties that stretch from the previous creature (8). These ties
are created to have ideal transparency and flexibility.
Otherwise they would break and not be able to carry it,
which could mean that the larva could fall into the
water and perish.

In addition, there are a series of special
mechanisms that help the dragonfly to shed its skin. The
body of the dragonfly shrinks and becomes wrinkled in
the old body. In order to "open" this body, a special 7
pump system and a special body
fluid are created to be used in this
process. These wrinkled body parts

of the insect are inflated by pumping
body fluid after getting out through
the slot (9). In the meantime,
chemical solvents start to break the
ties of the new legs with the old ones 6

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