Creation Moments

Mark W. Cadwallader: Looks don't always tell the truth. Find out why on today's Creation Moments. And now, here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.

Ian T. Taylor: At first glance, jellyfish may not look like much of a creation. Many are quite beautiful. However, most jellyfish simply look like blobs of jelly, so fragile that what might be a minor blow to one of us could prove fatal to them. There are about 500 species of jellyfish. They live everywhere in the oceans from the surface down to the great depths. Some are as small as a BB. The largest jellyfish is the lion's mane that can grow to 7 ft in diameter and have tentacles 200 ft long. Despite their apparent simplicity, these insubstantial creatures make their living by capturing and eating fish and crustaceans that could easily tear them apart.

To accomplish this seemingly impossible task, the jellyfish trails out its long, thread-like tentacles. Each tentacle can have millions of capsules loaded with tiny harpoons. Once touched, the tentacles fire, injecting several deadly toxins. If enough toxin is injected, the victim's heart stops. If not enough of this poison is injected, another toxin finds its way to the brain where it stops respiration. Yet another toxin bursts red blood cells, disrupting the circulatory system. Thankfully, only a few dozen of the hundreds of species of jellyfish can hurt human beings. Imagine trying to design a creature that is not much more than a bag of Jell-O, but that yet can capture and subdue much larger and more powerful creatures.

The jellyfish may look simple. However, its specialized design for a seemingly impossible task makes it an elegant witness to our Creator.

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