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Was It Designed?
Researchers are looking to the black fire beetles pit organs and antennas to improve devices that detect infrared radiation and fire. Traditional high-resolution infrared sensors must be cooled, so the
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beetle may help scientists to develop better sensors that will function at room temperature. The beetles antennas have inspired engineers to develop fire-detection systems that are more sensitive and can distinguish between the by-products of forest fires and other chemical compounds. Researchers are astounded by the black fire beetles unique way of finding a place to lay its eggs. How did these beetles develop their ability to lay eggs this way? asks E. Richard Hoebeke, a beetle expert at Cornell University, in the United States. Think about how little we know of insects with incredibly sensitive and complex sensory mechanisms. What do you think? Did the black fire beetles ability to detect forest fires come about by evolution? Or was it designed?
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