The Sea Slug

One of the most intriguing mysteries among marine creatures is found in

the truly remarkable sea slug. The sea slug lives along the sea coast

within the tidal zone where if feeds primarily on sea anemones. Sea

anemones are not exactly the most inviting dinners as they are equipped

with thousands of small stinging cells on their tentacles which explode

at the slightest touch, plunging poisoned harpoons into intruders. The

speared intruder is paralyzed and draw into the anemones' stomach to be

digested.

Although this is an impressive defense system, the remarkable sea slug

is able to eat sea anemones without being stung, exploding the stinging

cells, or digesting them.

One of the most fascinating mysteries in

nature is what the sea slug does with the poor anemone's stinging cells.

The undigested cells are swept along through ciliated tubes which are

connected to the stomach and end in pouches. The stinging cells are

arranged and stored in these pouches to be used for the sea slug's

defense! And so, whenever the sea slug is attacked, it defends itself

using the stinging cells which the ill-fated anemones manufactured for

its own protection.

The highly complicated series of modifications that would have had to

occur to produce this incredible relationship completely defies

evolutionary explanation.

First of all, in order to prevent the stinging

cells from exploding, the sea slug would have to evolve some sort of

chemical means to temporarily neutralize them. The sea slug would also

have to evolve a new digestive system, which would digest the tissues

of the anemone but not the stinging cells.

The sea slug would also have

to cleverly evolve the sophisticated ciliated tubes and pouches as well

as a highly complex mechanism for arranging, storing, and maintaining

the stinging cells. Finally, and contrary to evolutionary expectations,

the anemone would have to endorse the sea slugs plans by refraining from

evolving countermeasures.

Obviously, there is no satisfactory evolutionary explanation for the

existence of such extraordinary adaptive design. The only reasonable

solution to this fascinating relationship is offered by Biblical

creation. These organisms were specifically created and carefully

designed by their Creator to fit into their respective ecological

niches.