26Aug 2026 by Post

Orchids, Moths, and (Supposed) Evolutionary Predictions

Alfred Russel Wallace, Angraecum sesquipedale, Charles Darwin, Christoph Adami, coevolution, Evolution, evolutionary theory, experiments, insects, Life Sciences, Madagascar, natural selection, nectar, nectary, orchids, pollen, predictions, proboscis, sphinx moth, spur, The Evolution of Biological Information
What Adami has actually done is taken a prediction that has nothing to do with evolution and attribute it to evolutionary theory. Source
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17Feb 2026 by Post

Sophistication of Bee Decision-Making Is a Mystery, Unless Design Hypothesis Is Permitted

animal behavior, Apis mellifera, bees, behavior, behavioral decisions, brain, communication systems, decision-making, depth, Engineering, flower print, flowers, food, foraging, honeybees, Intelligent Design, Lars Chittka, learning, mantids, memory, mimicry, nectar, noise, pollen, predators, primates, psychology, Punishment, quinine, Radar, reward, signal-to-noise ratio, spiders, sugar, trade-offs, University of Sheffield, vegetation, World War II, zoology
Distinguishing a real flower from a flower print on a woman’s dress can come into play, possibly requiring some experimental probing. Source
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