Episode

The Scuba Bug

Podcast
Today's Creation Moment
Published
Jun 26, 2026
Duration seconds
120
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Summary

The water boatman insect exhibits precise engineering designs, such as eyes perfectly positioned for swimming upside down and paddle-like legs. To stay underwater without gills, it uses a tail-mounted snorkel system equipped with tiny, water-repellent hairs that double as motion sensors. These highly specialized features could not have emerged through gradual evolutionary trial and error. Image: Notonecta glauca (water-boatman) Germany, Regani, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. For more creation resources, visit https://creationmoments.com