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Many people are afraid of spiders, but they are excellent examples of God’s engineering design in nature, especially in the production and use of their silk. Spider silk starts as a “liquid crystal”—a highly concentrated water-based solution containing rod-shaped molecules. This means it both flows like a liquid and has its molecules oriented and ordered like a crystal. The silk solution is produced and stored in a group of silk glands until it is drawn out through the silk ducts for use. Evolutionists cannot decide whether the liquid crystal structure is an “accident of Nature” or a necessary requirement, but they think it may help to control crystallization. If the silk crystallized prematurely, it would block the ducts and kill the spider. (De Luca & Rey) Creationists would call it a design feature.
Read the rest of this entry »A chicken egg appears to be a simple structure consisting of a hard shell enclosing the egg white with a yellow yolk at the centre. In fact, it is an exceedingly complex structure described as a “miracle of engineering.” Other accolades for the egg include “Nature’s Perfect Package” (1) and “Life’s Perfect Invention… nature’s most perfect life support system.” (2) David Attenborough in his documentary revealed the wonder behind what he calls these “incredible miracles of nature.”
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