Spiders the Size of a House?
While insects vary greatly in size, oxygen delivery systems limit how large they can grow. Spiders the size of houses are impossible due to these physical constraints. This balance shows God’s wisdom in equipping each creature for its needs.
Mark W. Cadwallader: Can spiders grow to be the size of a house? You'll find out next on today's Creation Moments.
And now, here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.
Ian T. Taylor: The largest known beetle in the world is the aptly named Goliath Beetle. This African beetle can become almost as large as a mouse. Dinosaurs were not the largest animals ever to live. The great blue whale holds that honor. The smallest animal in the world is smaller than many insects, a newly discovered species of bat in Thailand, weighs only 6 hundredths of an ounce.
Such extremes might lead us to wonder whether those giant insects we see in the movies could ever develop. Could a spider grow to be as large as a house? You'll be happy to know that no spider, nor any other insect could get as large as a house. We can be sure of this because of the way insects breathe.
Insects breathe through small tubes along their bodies. These tubes provide oxygen directly to their internal tissues. If an insect were to grow too large, these tubes could not get enough oxygen to the tissue. This is because the larger the creature, the more internal living tissue that requires oxygen.
You and I have lungs that provide a network of surfaces equal to the size of a tennis court, and an insect our size would need a body that has the surface area of a tennis court too, which is an impossibility. Even though different creatures have different organs to supply their needs, each creature has just the right organs for its needs. This is a sign of our creator's wisdom. This fact also tells us that living things are not related to each other by evolution.
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About Ian T. Taylor & Mark W. Cadwallader
Ian T. Taylor
For most people, Ian Taylor will always be the voice of Creation Moments. He was born in the UK and lived in Canada until his passing. We were honored and blessed to have such a wonderful and dedicated creationist as part our ministry for so many years. Even now, his radio broadcast programs endure to reach others with the message about the awesome and intricate creation of an awesome and loving God.
Mark W. Cadwallader
Mark is Board Chairman of Creation Moments and has served on the Board since 1996. He holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and has worked as an applied materials scientist and engineer in plastics, specialty chemicals, oil additives, and pollution control for over 30 years. Mark credits the ministry for opening his faith as a young man to the unerring credibility of the Bible in all areas including science, and thus helping to transform his life. Mark has published over 100 articles and conference papers in his scientific field of expertise as well as in Creation Science and apologetics. He writes the Creation Moments monthly newsletter as well as most of the blog articles posted on the ministry’s website. He has also authored books, including “Creation Spelled Out for Us All” and “The Beauty of Truth”.
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