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IMPOSSIBLE HURDLE #9:
Animal Behavior Snubs Its Nose At Evolution
The idiosyncrasies of animal behavior, the relationships within animal groups, and the interdependence of the millions of parts in an ecosystem all argue against evolution. Evolutionists have a difficult time explaining how any of the following could have
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evolved. Note, these are only a selected few of the thousands of animals with unusual behaviors or habits.
The Commercial Fig and Wasp Pollination: The flowers of the fig are produced in structures called syconia. Each of these consists of a hollow, fleshy receptacle with a very small opening at the upper end. There are numerous small flowers that line the inside of this receptacle. Two kinds of syconia are produced. One contains both male and female flower and is called a carpi-fig. It is not eaten. The other, which produces edible figs, has only female flowers.
Pollination of both kinds is accomplished by the female wasps. The syconia openings are barely open making it difficult for the female wasp to get inside. The wasp usually tears its wings off getting in. After entering a syconium with both female and male flowers, she lays her eggs and dies. Her eggs hatch and the young wasps feed on the flower. When the male wasps mature, they eat their way out and go into those occupied by females. Here they mate and the males go on to die without ever leaving the syconium. The females become dusted with pollen from the male flowers, make their way to the outside, and fly to another syconium. If this syconium- has both male and female flowers, the process is repeated. I£ however, it is a one with female flowers only, the wasp dies without laying its eggs. She does, however, brush the female only flowers with pollen. These then develop into mature figs which can be eaten.
Surinam Toad: This toad lays her eggs on her back by means of a long oviduct. After the eggs are laid, the skin on her back grows around the eggs and forms a nursery for the young. Notice that all of these mechanism, the oviduct, the instinct to put the eggs on the back, the ability for the skin to grow around the eggs, had to evolve at the same time. If not, the other structures are useless without the presence of all three.
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