Tag: prey

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 21, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Aldovanda, carnivorous plants, carnivory, Charles Darwin, chitinase, Cologne, convergence, Darwin's Black Box, digestion, digestive enzymes, Dionaea, enzymes, evolution, Genlisea, Germany, Heinz-Albert Becker, insects, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, morphology, Nepenthes, nutrients, On the Origin of Species, prey, tentacles, Utricularia, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Carnivory in Plants: A Problem for Evolution

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 21, 2024

Anatomy, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The paper highlights features of carnivorous plants that exhibit irreducible complexity, a characteristic of designed systems, citing the work of Michael Behe. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 21, 2024

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cats, colony, control, Current Biology, Dogs, humans, people, pets, prey}

Can Science Tell if Our Cats Love Us?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 21, 2024

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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A cat is not a pack animal; he is adapted to a solitary life. Usually, he likes us but he doesn’t need us emotionally in the same way as a dog. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 20, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, brain, chameleons, Darwinian theory, ecological niches, evolution, eyes, head, intelligent design, lizards, predators, prey, primates, vertebrates, Vienna, vision}

Chameleon Vision — A Unique Marvel of Design

_{Günter Bechly
September 20, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A few days ago, my kids and I visited the wonderful tropical aquarium and zoo Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea) in Vienna. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, adaptation, baleen whales, berries, birds, carnivores, cattle, chance, cows, drinking, ecosystem, evolution, fish, food, gills, goats, grasses, grasslands, grazing, herbivores, horses, human intelligence, hummingbirds, intelligent design, krill, livestock, molecules, natural selection, nectar, nuts, prey, seeds, sheep, water, winter, zooplankton}

Ecosystems — A Tribute to Intelligent Design, or to Chance and Adaptation?

_{Eric Hedin
August 30, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Thinking about all the species of animals, birds, and fishes, it becomes apparent that each one requires a certain type of food, suitable for its anatomy. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 8, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, animals, cats, hierarchy, horse, humans, hunters, intelligence, mammals, names, neuroscience, predators, prey}

Do Centaurs Really Exist? The Surprising Truth

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 8, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Well, a half human/half horse cannot literally exist — but the way horses and humans work together has been called a “miracle.” Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
September 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science
Tagged
, bees, biosphere, birds, goal, gymnosperms, honey, intelligent design, natural phenomena, nests, organisms, pollen, predation, prey, purpose, ruminants, salmon, science of purpose, snakes, wolves}

Defining the “Science of Purpose”

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
September 16, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science

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The "science of purpose" is new to the analytic framework, and is thus obliged to make the case for its claim to validity. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
December 7, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, algorithms, Araneae, architecture, arthropods, Charlotte’s Web, engineers, evolution, genes, intelligent design, orb webs, prey, proteins, rubber, silk glands, spinnerets}

The Miracle of Spiderwebs

_{Eric Cassell
December 7, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Spiders are another of nature’s master engineers. About half of known spider species (order Araneae) construct webs made of silk. Read More ›

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Author
Marcos Eberlin

Date
July 12, 2019

Categories
Botany
Chemistry
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, animal kingdom, bacteria, BBC, carnivorous plants, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, devolution, digestive system, Dionaea muscipula, evolution, evolutionary pathway, foresight, homology, homoplasy, insects, Marcos Eberlin, natural selection, Nepenthes, Nobel Prize, prey, Rainer Hedrich, United States, Venus flytrap}

The Lovable Venus Flytrap: A Design Analysis

_{Marcos Eberlin
July 12, 2019

Botany, Chemistry, Engineering, Intelligent Design

7}

A correspondent sends along this remarkable nature video from the BBC and asks a good question. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 18, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, "survival of the fittest", anthropomorphism, cheetahs, events, gazelles, natural selection, New Trends in Evolutionary Biology, predators, prey, purpose, Royal Society}

Biologist’s New Argument Against Intelligent Design: Under ID, Gazelle Should Run Toward Cheetah

_{David Klinghoffer
November 18, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We've now had two reports of this. I double-checked to make sure there was no misunderstanding on my part. Read More ›