featherwing beetle Type post Author David Coppedge Date February 3, 2022 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , Adrian Malone, barbs, beetles, bird feathers, Blepharida sacra, Charles Darwin, Chloe Tenn, Coleoptera, convergent evolution, electron micrograph, evolution, flat bark beetle, flea beetle, Flight, froghoppers, insect wings, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, Japan, larvae, Longitarsus anchusae, Matthew Bertone, miniaturization, Nature (journal), PLOS ONE, ptiloptery, Research, Sergey E. Farisenkov, The Scientist, Zookeys New Mode of Flight Found in Tiny Beetle David Coppedge February 3, 2022 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design 8 A millimeter-sized beetle flies efficiently with feathery wings and a beat mode not seen before. Did it evolve by natural selection? Read More ›
Disonycha_xanthomelas Type post Date May 11, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , An Uplifting Story, bottlenose dolphins, catapult, dandelions, Darwinism, dolphins, evolution, fish stocks, flea beetle, flea beetles, Francis Collins, Illustra Media, infrared radiation, intelligent design, killer whales, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, National Institutes of Health, origami, parachute, PNAS, toothed whales, U.S. Navy, Zookeys In Biology, Intelligent Designs that Amaze, Amuse, and Entertain Science and Culture May 11, 2020 Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 7 Animals and plants keep giving scientists and engineers ideas for biomimetic designs. Sometimes observing the organisms is just plain fun. Read More ›