Page 59 - Existence of Allah

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

totally adapted to their habitat. The bodies of these living beings are in
appearance so harmonious with their environment that when you look at
their pictures, you cannot tell if they are plants or animals, or distinguish
them from their surroundings.
As is seen in the preceding pages, the spectacular similarity of an insect
to a leaf helps it escape the notice of its enemies. It is obvious that this tiny
animal has not made its body look like a leaf. Maybe it is not even aware that
it is being protected because it looks like a leaf. However, the camouflage is
so deft that it readily impresses the observer as a defence tactic specially
"created".

False Eyes
There are some wonderful and unimaginably interesting defence
methods in the animal world. One of these is false eyes. With such false eyes,
various butterflies, caterpillars and fish species convince their enemies that
they are "dangerous".
The butterflies in the pictures on the left open their wings as soon as they
sense danger and display a pair of eyes on each of their wings which appear
quite threatening to their enemies.
Let us take our time and think: can these extremely convincing eyes be
the result of a coincidence? How does the butterfly know that a pair of scary
eyes appears when it opens its wings and that the sight of them would
frighten its enemy? Has the butterfly happened to see the pattern on its
wings and decided that this pattern was frightening and that it could use it
in a moment of danger?
Such a convincing pattern can be the result only of sublime Creation, not
of coincidences. Moreover, it is by no means possible to think that the
butterfly is aware of the patterns on its wings and discovered this as a
defence tactic by itself. It is obvious that Allah, Who created the butterfly,
bestowed on its body such a pattern and inspired in the animal the instinct
to use it in moments of danger.

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