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The Extraordinary Bombardier Beetle
Description: The innocuous looking bombardier beetle is one of the most remarkable creatures around. This tiny insect is able to fight off any spider, frog, ant or bird that comes too close by blasting the attacker with a powerful jet of hot, toxic fluid. Furthermore, the beetle can aim its weapon in any direction (even over its head) with pinpoint accuracy, and can reach distances of up to 20 cm with its spray. The bombardier beetle, which is rare in Europe but common in Africa, Asia and warmer parts of the US, forms a noxious spray by reacting small amounts of hydroquinone with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of the catalysts catalase and peroxidase in a pair of combustion chambers in its abdomen.
The bombardier beetle sending out a repeated blast of hot caustic fluid with steam and water at 500Hz in any direction it wishes and the inspiration for new devices, is an example of irreducible complexity which strongly suggest creation as the logical explanation.
Speaker:Professor Andy McIntosh DSc, FIMA, CMath, FEI, CEng, FInstP, MIGEM, FRAeS is retired from full time work at the University of Leeds, and is now a visiting research professor in Thermodynamics and Combustion Theory. He has lectured and researched in these fields for over 30 years and has a DSc from the University of Wales and a PhD from Cranfield University. A Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, and the Royal Aeronautical Society, he now lectures in many countries on the subject of origins, showing that the science is entirely consistent with the Bible, and contrary to the dogmatic assertions of secular humanists, that the science does does not fit well with evolutionary thinking. His lectures on design cover many areas including the marvels of the design of the human body, the bombardier beetle (which work was awarded the 2010 Times Higher Educational award for the Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology), the exquisite design of birds, bats and the flying insects, and information and thermodynamics.
Some Background on Dr. McIntosh:
- Christian Testimony – http://andymcintosh.org/christian_testimony.html
- McIntosh Bio – https://apologeticsforum.net/docs/McIntosh/McIntoshBio.pdf
- McIntosh 3-Minute Video Bio – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHHwyxqjz2U
Meeting Documents:
- Complete schedule for McIntosh, Sep. 26-30
Dr. Andy McIntosh, a Creation Speaker from the UK, will be on a speaking tour of the Pacific NW from September 26 to October 15. He will be available to speak in the Greater Seattle area from September 26 to October 3.
- Dr. McIntosh’s complete schedule can be found here.
If you have an interest in having Dr. McIntosh speak at your church or another venue, or know of someone who might have an interest, please call Heinz at 425-501-5075 or email him at heinz@osta.com. Dr. McIntosh’s website provides an overview of his bio, his professional experience, and a list of some of the talks he gives in various venues.