Listening to the radio changed my life
In many parts of the world there lives a fearsome little black and orange beetle known as the Bombardier Beetle. Although it is little more than a centimetre long, this tiny creature is well able to protect itself against enemies many times its size.
For example, if a hungry toad approaches it with lunch in mind, the beetle simply swivels its tail-end and shoots a jet of boiling chemicals at its attacker. The chemicals are produced in a 'reaction chamber' inside the beetle and shoot out at 100°C with an audible explosion. The foul-tasting, burning, irritating gases leave the enemy gasping, gagging and backing off as fast as he can go.
The Bombardier Beetle has to store its powerful chemicals in just the right conditions. When they are mixed with a chemical catalyst in specially designed combustion tubes, they produce intense heat and pressure. Controlling valves then release the pressure through jets which can be aimed with precision in any direction.
With this beetle, there is no margin of error. And there is no way that any other beetle could have evolved gradually into a Bombardier Beetle.
Everything must be in place at the same time, working together exactly. If it weren't, the Bombardier Beetle would either be gobbled up or explode!
How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all. (Psalm 104 verse 24)