lossy-page1-2235px-Megaphragma_mymaripenne-SEM.tif Type post Author Eric Cassell Date January 14, 2025 CategoriesIntelligent DesignNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , analogy, animal behavior, ants, beetles, behavior, brains, electronic circuits, entomology, hummingbirds, microinsects, miniaturization, Neural Networks, neurons, nucleus, semiconductors, synapses, wasps By Design: Brain Miniaturization in Some Very Small Insects Eric Cassell January 14, 2025 Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 10 Does reduced brain size affect the behavior of animals? The answer appears to be that there is no effect. Read More ›
Drosophila melanogaster Type post Author David Coppedge Date May 23, 2024 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent 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 8 Biological structures usually appear more complicated up close, and the fly wing is no exception. Read More ›
leafcutter ants Type post Date February 17, 2024 CategoriesLife SciencesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , algorithms, Animal Algorithms, anternet, ants, bees, Biosphere 2, communication, Deborah M. Gordon, entomologists, Eric Cassell, Europe, exoskeleton, intelligence, pheromones, space exploration, Stanford University, termites, wasps Ants “Think” Differently from Humans Science and Culture February 17, 2024 Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind 5 There are some 20 quadrillion ants living in the world today. All species of ants are social; there are no known solitary ants. Read More ›
moth 2 Type post Author David Coppedge Date September 13, 2023 CategoriesEngineeringIntelligent DesignZoology Tagged , Adrian Dyer, Air Force, beetles, bugs, butterflies, caterpillars, cockroaches, CUNY, Current Biology, ecosystems, flies, Metamorphosis, mollusks, Monash University, moths, Nature Communications, pollinators, proteins, snails, Space Force, spiders, University of Adelaide, wasps Intelligent Design in Unlovable Creatures David Coppedge September 13, 2023 Engineering, Intelligent Design, Zoology 7 Between cells and humans, there are millions of "ugly duckling" species that are beautiful in their own way. Read More ›
Monarch butterfly Type post Author Eric Cassell Date November 9, 2021 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , animal behavior, animal kingdom, Charles Darwin, evolution, intelligent design, Jerry Fodor, Jonathan Swift, monarch butterfly, On the Origin of Species, spider silk, spiders, termites, wasps Genius in Lilliput Eric Cassell November 9, 2021 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design 7 Complex programmed behaviors are evident throughout the animal kingdom, but in these pages the focus will primarily be on less advanced animals. Read More ›
fairyfly Type post Date December 14, 2018 CategoriesEngineeringIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, climbing, Current Biology, Flight, Oxford University, paramecium, Rockefeller University, Science Advances, sea anemones, Spider-Man, The Conversation, walking, wasps, water, whales, wings Gecko, Fairyfly, Manta Ray: Animals Push the Limits of the Possible Science and Culture December 14, 2018 Engineering, Intelligent Design 9 What are we to think of humble animals that make the semi-miraculous look routine? Read More ›
