Re: Insects mouths prepared in advance for flowers?

Glenn Morton (grmorton@psyberlink.net)
Sun, 27 Jul 1997 20:04:04 -0500

At 08:43 AM 7/27/97 +0800, Stephen Jones wrote:
>Glenn & Pim
>
>On Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:56:20 -0500, Glenn Morton wrote:
>
>SJ>I don't have a problem with this (God can create any way He
>>likes), but what actual evidence is there that it actually happened
>>this way? Do insects really notice slight changes in plant parts?
>
>GM>they don't have to notice anything. Just if a smaller percentage
>>of those with wrong mouth parts live than those with correct mouth
>>parts, the population will change and the individual noticed
>>nothing.
>
>But *why* would "a smaller percentage of those with wrong mouth parts
>live than those with correct mouth parts" if "the individual noticed
>nothing"?

To say that an insect notices that his type isn't leaving as many offspring
would seem to go beyond an insect's intelligence.

glenn

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