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Suicide Insects & Neanderthal Engineers

Published: December 6, 2025

• Exploding Insects – Autothysis
Some ant and termite species literally blow themselves apart to defend their colony! This requires a coordinated system of enzymes, chemistry, triggers, adhesives, and control mechanisms, making it an impossible candidate for slow evolutionary development.

• Cockatoos Using Human Drinking Fountains
That's right. Listen to the show for more details on an impressive display of intelligence that challenges the “bird brain” stereotype and evolutionary assumptions about primate superiority.

• Archaeopteryx: Still 100% Bird
New analysis of a Chicago specimen shows fully formed feathers designed for flight, filling the aerodynamic gap evolutionists long claimed made...