Insects such as the ubiquitous butterfly belong to the huge phylum Arthropoda (creatures having paired, jointed appendages and a chitinous exoskeleton). There is no indication this phylum evolved from some other group. Indeed, arthropods “have a rich fossil record extending to the very late Precambrian period” as arthropods.1
The fossil record confirms this, showing that butterflies (Lepidoptera) have alway... More...
In 2023, an undergraduate student from McGill University discovered a new dragonfly species in Alberta, Canada. In fact, “This is the first ever dinosaur-aged dragonfly found in Canada,” said paleontologist Andre Mueller of McGill University.1 Paleontologists are claiming it’s a missing link.
Sci.News reported this find, stating it supposedly fills a huge gap in dragonfly evolution: “Name... More...
The lowly fruit fly (Drosophila) is the research biologist’s friend in fields such as biomedical science, genetics, and developmental biology. The insect takes up little space, is easily fed, has just four pairs of chromosomes, and reproduces rapidly.
Recently, zoologists have been investigating “how a structure essential for [fruit] fly flight, the haltere [balancer], is formed. This small organ, located behin... More...
The strange and wonderful coelacanth1 has long been a challenge to evolutionists.
The coelacanth has long been hailed as an ancestor to amphibians and other tetrapods as their lineage goes back a supposed 300 million years. However, the exact origin of coelacanths has never been established by evolutionary scientists, the fish just seem to appear in the rocks “suddenly” like most ... More...