  
Magnificence Of The Luminous Creatures
 One of the
best-known luminous creatures is the firefly. Scientists have
spent years of research trying to produce a light as efficient
as the light produced by fireflies. Fireflies achieve maximum
efficiency and lose almost no energy.
In fact, it is quite amazing that a creature is able to produce
light yet, at the same time, is not affected by the heat of
this light. Because, as we know, during light production made
by today's technology, heat certainly is created and this
heat is emitted outside as thermal energy. Therefore, for
this reason, creatures which produce light should also suffer
harm due to exposure to high heat. However, the creatures
producing light are not affected by the heat they produce,
because it is weak.
They produce a kind of light called "cold light"
and their body structures are designed accordingly.
Fireflies are actually a type of beetle which produces yellowish-green
lights by means of chemical reactions inside their bodies.
Fireflies, which flash their lights to recognize one another
or to give mating signals, use different lengths of flashes
according to their species. In addition, in some species,
it is the male who flashes first to attract the female, while
in other species, the females do the "calling."
Some fireflies use their lights in self-defense. They flash
to warn enemies that their taste is unappetizing.
Besides fireflies, a number of other insects, various sea
creatures, and many other types of species produce their own
light. Each species has different characteristics. These include
the manner of light production, the fields of their usage
of light, and the lengths and kinds of light they produce.
Who furnished these creatures with systems through which they
produce the type of light they can make use of, and then maintains
the continuation of these systems? It is not, of course, the
creatures themselves. It is not possible for complex organs
capable of producing light yet not harming the creatures of
which they are part in the process to have come into being
as the result of coincidences.
All luminous creatures are evidence of the superior power
of the creation of Allah. Allah introduces us, through these
creatures He has created, to the evidence of His endless knowledge,
wisdom and might.
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