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The Miraculous Design in the Flight of Insects 27

Finally, the insect attains the form designed for flight. It is very hard for
anyone to believe that this perfectly flying creature is the same as the
caterpillar-like creature that left the water (12). The dragonfly pumps the
excess fluids out, to balance the
system. The metamorphosis is

complete and the insect is ready
to fly.
One faces the impossibility
of the claims of evolution again
when one tries by reasoning to
find the origin of this
miraculous transformation. The

theory of evolution claims that
all creatures came about through
random changes. However, the
metamorphosis of the dragonfly
is an extremely intricate process
that leaves no room for even a
small error in any phase. The
slightest obstacle in any one of
these phases would cause

metamorphosis to be incomplete
resulting in the injury or death
of dragonfly. Metamorphosis is
truly an "irreducibly complex"
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cycle and therefore is an explicit
proof of design.
In short, the metamorphosis of dragonfly is one of the countless

evidences of how flawlessly Allah creates living things. The wonderful art of
Allah manifests itself even in an insect.