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    The Miracle of Termites
    The Miracle of Termites
    The Miracle of Termites
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    The Miracle of Termites

    By Harun Yahya

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    In this world of ours live many kinds of amazing creatures.
    In addition to the ants, honeybees, dogs, cats, flies, spiders, horses, chickens, seagulls, sparrows and other species we know so well, there are also many we have not yet encountered. In many parts of the globe, there are millions of kinds of living things which we have never heard of. Even if we learned their names, we would have nothing to which we could compare them.
    The subject of this book is an insect that most of us aren’t used to seeing in our environment. This insect is the termite, which resembles an ant in appearance and partially in the way it lives. but even though they look like ants, termites have very different characteristics—and abilities.
    Some people may be surprised to find a book entirely about termites. What, they may ask, is there to tell about these small insects? but as you will soon see, this little-known creature has characteristics that may open people’s minds to an entirely different horizon of ideas.
    This book investigates that hidden world of termites, their physical characteristics and the marvelous social system that orders their lives. Having read all these details, you may well conclude that termites, like every other living creature in the world, offer a clear proof of God’s being named the “perfect and incomparable” Creator.
    He is God – the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat al-Hashr: 59:24)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlobal Publishing
    Release dateJul 6, 2018
    ISBN9781370170388
    The Miracle of Termites
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    Harun Yahya

    Now writing under the pen-name of HARUN YAHYA, Adnan Oktar was born in Ankara in 1956. Having completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara, he studied arts at Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University and philosophy at Istanbul University. Since the 1980s, he has published many books on political, scientific, and faith-related issues. Harun Yahya is well-known as the author of important works disclosing the imposture of evolutionists, their invalid claims, and the dark liaisons between Darwinism and such bloody ideologies as fascism and communism.

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      The Miracle of Termites - Harun Yahya

      The Miracle of Termites

      Harun Yahya

      Contents

      Introduction

      The Hidden World of Termites

      Community Organization among Termites

      The Termite Army

      A Fascinating Nutritional System

      Communication in a Termite Colony

      The Wondrous Architecture of Their Nests

      Cleaner Termites

      Conclusion

      Notes

      Introduction

      In this world of ours live many kinds of amazing creatures.

      In addition to the ants, honeybees, dogs, cats, flies, spiders, horses, chickens, seagulls, sparrows and other species we know so well, there are also many we have not yet encountered. In many parts of the globe, there are millions of kinds of living things which we have never heard of. Even if we learned their names, we would have nothing to which we could compare them.

      The subject of this book is an insect that most of us aren’t used to seeing in our environment. This insect is the termite, which resembles an ant in appearance and partially in the way it lives. but even though they look like ants, termites have very different characteristics—and abilities.

      Some people may be surprised to find a book entirely about termites. What, they may ask, is there to tell about these small insects? but as you will soon see, this little-known creature has characteristics that may open people’s minds to an entirely different horizon of ideas.

      This book investigates that hidden world of termites, their physical characteristics and the marvelous social system that orders their lives. Having read all these details, you may well conclude that termites, like every other living creature in the world, offer a clear proof of God’s being named the perfect and incomparable Creator.

      He is God – the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat al-Hashr: 59:24)

      Intelligent Design, in Other Words Creation

      In Order to Create, God Has No Need to Design

      It’s important that the word design be properly understood. That God has created a flawless design does not mean that He first made a plan and then followed it. God, the Lord of the Earth and the heavens, needs no designs in order to create. God is exalted above all such deficiencies. His planning and creation take place at the same instant.

      Whenever God wills a thing to come about, it is enough for Him just to say, Be!

      As verses of the Qur’an tell us:

      His command when He desires a thing is just to say to it, Be! and it is. (Surah Ya Sin: 82)

      [God is] the Originator of the heavens and Earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it, Be! and it is. (Surat al-Baqara: 117)

      The Hidden World of Termites

      Before delving into the details of a typical termite colony, it will be useful to describe the environments they live in. Termites live on almost every continent, except in Polar Regions. Sudden rain storms and ensuing floods, high temperatures and other negative conditions make their life a struggle, no matter where they live. but despite all this, as we shall see, creatures that live in these regions live in perfect harmony with their environments—indeed, in cooperative comfort.

      The termites that live in tropical regions build nests that resemble giant sandcastles and live in truly enormous colonies. When you examine their nests, you may assume that the inhabitants move about in chaotic darkness—but in fact, they live in a perfect social order. Termite cities are not only perfect from their architectural point of view, but also in terms of their social organization.

      Termite Cities

      Visiting the tropics for the first time, you are sure to find unusual scenery and creatures you have never seen before. for example, in some remote areas of Africa, you will find formations that look like stalactites—natural formations of rock, emerging from the earth. but these rock-like formations are, in reality, hidden cities.

      These miniaturized cities can reach a height of 4 to 5 meters (14 to 16 feet), and you may find several clustered in one place. They are actually termite nests, one of which can sometimes shelter more than a million inhabitants. Even a brief investigation will show the perfect organization that prevails in every single nest, no matter how enormous.

      The nest’s structure allows it to adapt to constantly changing climactic conditions. Moreover, its organization enables it to be self-sufficient in supplying the inhabitants’ needs, so that they never need to bring things in from outside. Each nest features a perfect ventilation system, specific-purpose areas (separate rooms for the young, for maternity, for the queen’s room, and so on.) and agricultural zones that comprise parts of the termite colonies’ organization.

      The social organization of individual termites in these cities is likewise excellent. The inhabitants are dedicated to their work and do their jobs speedily.

      Even in termite colonies with millions of inhabitants, there is an established order, perfect in every aspect, that results from every member of the colony being meticulous in carrying out its duty. as with other creatures that live together, termites always help one another, providing excellent support in defense, communicating and finding nourishment.

      Termite colonies contain three main castes or classes: there are soldiers, workers and a queen. The queen constantly lays eggs to increase the colony. The workers ceaselessly supply all the needs of

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