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designed within a certain plan. The drilling snout, the cutting teeth
on the tip, the flexible structure of the head which helps drilling,
cannot all be explained solely by coincidences and “natural
selection”. The long snout would have been nothing more than a
great burden and a disadvantage if it weren’t successfully used for
drilling, which is why it cannot be argued to have evolved “phase
by phase”.
On the other hand, the organs and instincts of the larva illustrate

the “irreducible complexity” of the process. The larva has to have teeth
powerful enough to cut its way out of the acorn, has to “know” to dive
deep into the ground and has to “wait” there patiently.
Otherwise, the creature could not survive but would become
extinct. All of these cannot be explained by coincidence, but show that
the creation of these beings displays a superior wisdom.
Allah has created this creature with flawless organs and instincts.

He is "the Maker" of everything. (Surat al-Hashr: 24)

The acorn becomes a nest for
many other creatures after being
used by the acorn weevil.
Numerous other insects use
acorns during their caterpillar
phases and pupation.