Page 227 - The Error of the Evolution of Species

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)

revealed this. Mikkola, a zoologist, observed that the moths

rarely landed on tree trunks and normally rested beneath
thin, more or less horizontal branches. 292 Nocturnal moths
released under a very limited light selected their resting
places very quickly, and in an irregular manner. In short,
Kettlewell made a grave error in assuming that Biston betu-
laria moths rested (or slept) on tree trunks.
Researchers investigating these moths' behavior in their

natural habitat confirmed Mikkola's findings. In a 25-year
study, Sir Cyril Clarke and his colleagues stated that they on-
ly found one peppered moth on a tree trunk. 293 Two re-
searchers well known for their studies in this field, Rory
Howlett and Michael Majerus from Cambridge University,
stated that they had come up with similar results: "... it
seems certain that most B. betularia rest where they are hid-
den ... [and] that exposed areas of tree trunks are not an im-
portant resting site for any form of B. betularia." 294 Dr.

Majerus of the Cambridge University Genetics Department
collected their findings in a book, Melanism: Evolution in
Action. He noted that despite some 40 years of intense re-
search on this subject, he had encountered only two Biston
betularia moths on tree trunks and stated that this repre-
sented the most serious problem facing Kettlewell's thesis. 295
Professor Jerry Coyne of Chicago University, himself an evo-

lutionist, admitted that this fact by itself was sufficient to in-

225