Tag: dragonflies

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
October 23, 2025

Categories
Biology
Paleontology
Tagged
, arthropods, Aulacopleura koninckii, bees, Brigitte Schoenemann, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian fossils, Cambrian Period, crustaceans, Darwin’s Doubt, dragonflies, fossil record, human vision, light, Nature (journal), ocean floors, paleontology, panoramic view, preservation, trilobites, vision}

Ancient Eyes, Modern Design: The Remarkable Vision of Trilobites

_{Emily Reeves
October 23, 2025

Biology, Paleontology

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Does this discovery suggest that the principles of compound vision emerged nearly half a billion years ago as the authors concluded? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, butterfly, chrysalis, Darwinism, dragonflies, foresight, Free University, genes, grasshoppers, Illustra Media, insects, lice, Metamorphosis, Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies, Model T, organs, Paul Nelson, phenotypes, Princeton University, proboscis, promissory note}

“Notions” About Metamorphosis Fall Short of Scientific Explanations

_{David Coppedge
October 24, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

Saying that a mathematical model “supports the notion” of how metamorphosis evolved should not grace the pages of an esteemed scientific journal. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, appendages, bats, beetles, bioengineering, birds, butterflies, Caltech, dragonflies, Drosophila melanogaster, evolution, Flight, fruit flies, intelligent design, limbs, Michael Dickinson, Mona Lisa, Monarch butterflies, Nature (journal), neurons, smartphones, wasps, wings}

Fly Flight Is More Sophisticated than Imagined

_{David Coppedge
May 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Biological structures usually appear more complicated up close, and the fly wing is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
December 19, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, actuators, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, bristle worms, citations, critical thinking, dragonflies, Energy, engineers, flapping, flatworms, grasshoppers, innovation, intelligent design, lift, mantis shrimp, motion, sling-jaw wrasse, Stuart Burgess, wings}

Paper Digest: Ten Biomechanical Animal Joints Enable Extreme Performance

_{Emily Reeves
December 19, 2023

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Technology

7}

The amazing design structures in organisms provide engineers with inspiring templates for creating better products. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 8, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, amber, Brazil, Burmese amber, Crato Formation, Darwinian evolution, dependency graph model, dragonflies, empirical data, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, insects, intelligent design, larvae, Natural History Museum, paleoentomology, Pegasus, phylogenetic systematics, phylogenetics, Stuttgart, stylets, Tübingen University, Willi Hennig, Winston Ewert}

Fossil Friday: Cretaceous Insect Chimera Illustrates a Design Principle

_{Günter Bechly
December 8, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Why does this fossil insect specimen have implications for intelligent design? The reason lies in the striking convergences it exhibits. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 17, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Aeschnidiidae, Brazil, Crato limestones, dragonflies, Early Cretaceous, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Jurassic, paleontology, predators, Upper Jurassic, wing venation}

Fossil Friday: Abrupt Appearance of a Distinct Dragonfly Group

_{Günter Bechly
February 17, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

1}

The fossil is almost complete, only the abdomen is missing and was likely bitten off by a predator. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 22, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, Arctic terns, atmosphere, bats, Carsten Egevang, Corryn Wetzel, dragonflies, Eric Cassell, Evolution News, field work, Flight, Germany, insects, intelligent design, locusts, Maine, Maryland, materialists, McGill University, Michael Denton, migration, New Scientist, optimization, Pennsylvania, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, The Wonder of Water, University of Exeter, University of Oldenburg, water}

Birds, Bats, Insects: Field Work on Animal Flight Reveals Wonders of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
August 22, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

9}

The capabilities of flying animals continue to amaze scientists, and explanations challenge their best efforts. Does evolutionary theory help? Read More ›

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post

Author
Günter Bechly

Date
July 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Bavaria, Carboniferous Period, dragonflies, Fossil Friday (series), Germany, intelligent design, larvae, males, Odonata, penis, sperm, Upper Jurassic, veins, venation, vertebrate}

Fossil Friday: Dragonfly from the Upper Jurassic

_{Günter Bechly
July 8, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

3}

Almost everything in the wonderful construction of dragonflies cries out for a design explanation. Read More ›

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Date
December 9, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, beta-lactamase, Cambridge, Casey Luskin, design intuition, Douglas Axe, dragonflies, England, enzymes, intelligent design, petri dish, philosophers, proteins, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith}

Axe’s Not-So-Secret Guide to Making Cookies and Dragonflies

_{Science and Culture
December 9, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Why do so many academic biologists and other scholars resist the design implications of Doug Axe’s research? Read More ›

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Date
March 18, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, BBC, Cosmos (series), crustaceans, Current Biology, Darwinian theory, dragonflies, Imperial College London, Italy, North Carolina, roundworms, spiders, tardigrades, The Conversation, The Scientist, University of Trento, UV light, water bears}

A Flea Circus of Small Animal Acrobats

_{Science and Culture
March 18, 2021

Intelligent Design

6}

Small animals amuse and amaze scientists who take a close look at them in action. Sometimes it requires a high-speed camera to analyze the trick. Read More ›