What looks like it could be a space station is actually a microscopic sized diatom. By chance or by design? Photo: 2.cnrs.fr.
Divine Designs God’s Creation.
Designs and patterns in nature/God’s creation.
Can it really all be just by chance?
To me, the obvious design in nature, from things too small to see with the naked eye through to things on an astronomical scale, is a strong argument for a Designer, in the same way that behind every painting there is an artist, buildings are built by builders, and so on.
The alternative is to believe that the patterns and order we see in the universe, or even just a painting or building, happened entirely as a result of chance and time, or by accident if you like. If this is your opinion, hopefully the images of design in nature on this page will convince you that there is indeed a Creator; that He has a fabulous flair for glorious designs, and that He is well and truly worthy of our worship and obedience to His commands, including that we believe in Jesus Christ for salvation.
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First great cause quote by L. L. Langstroth. Photo: Jonas Hensel on Unsplash.com, poster by David Clode,
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Jewel Flutterer dragonfly Rhyothemis resplendens. More on dragonflies further down this page. Photo: David Clode.
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Sunflower model. This arrangement is based on a mathematical equation and could not possibly come about by chance evolution, no matter how much time is allowed. This optimal packing arrangement provides for both the maximum number of seeds, as well as enough space for each seed to develop. Dorion, cmglee – Own work, CC BY-SA, https. Found on Helianthus annuus page on wikipedia
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Spiral designs based on the Fibonacci series of numbers in nature. Nautilus shell, sun flower, Aloe polyphilla. Credit: picmonkey collage.
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“Wonder is the basis of worship”
Thomas Carlyle.
Bear in mind also that individual created things also interact within complex, intricate ecosystems, and that there are complex interactions within living organisms at a microscopic cellular level, right through to interactions on an astronomical scale.
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“For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God”.
Hebrews 3:4.
“I will meditate on the glorious splendour of Your majesty,
And on Your wondrous works”.
Psalm 145:5.
“Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God”.
Psalm 37:14.
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I am thankful that I have been extremely blessed to see and experience some of the best things the natural world has to offer, including some of the most beautiful wildflowers in the world – the Cape Fynbos, and Namaqualand (in South Africa – I have also enjoyed growing hundreds of Fynbos plants in gardens), the biggest and best land wildlife in the world in the African bush (Southern and East Africa), the weird and wonderful flora and fauna of Australia, the fish and coral of the Great Barrier Reef and Pacific Islands… and so on. All this inspires me, and I hope the subjects here will inspire you too, perhaps to paint and photograph, or just to contemplate, enjoy, and give thanks to God for His wonderful creation.
The selection of subject matter is limited by a lack of knowledge on my part, and is an arbitrary and personal choice. The subjects in these photos barely scratch the surface. A left click on many of these photos will show a larger photo.
If you like nature you might like to see my videos on YouTube on the Cairns Aquarium and another on crocodiles and lizards. You should be able to find them if you search for David Clode on YouTube. See also my photos on Unsplash.com and Pixabay.
Nautilus shell cross-section. Could the nautilus shell really happen by chance? This arrangement results from a mathematical formula called the Fibonacci series. Photo: cuny.edu/wikifiles.
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No one in their right mind would say this stair case happened by chance. Photo: Dan Freeman on unsplash.com.( I have laterally inverted the photo and added a yellow filter to make it easier to compare to the nautilus shell).
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“Posterity will someday laugh at the foolishness
of modern materialistic philosophy.
The more I study nature,
the more I am amazed at the Creator”.
Louis Pasteur
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DIVINE DESIGNS – PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
The few paintings shown are attempts to capture the abstract essence of the design or pattern of a particular species of animal – expressed as a plan view or like a blueprint, as if you were going to manufacture them. The paintings attempt to produce a synthesis based on many individuals of the species. Most of the photos speak for themselves.
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“For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made,
even His eternal power and Godhead…”.
Romans 1: 20.
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Human cell. This is stated to be an image of a human cell with the image achieved through a combination of radiography, nuclear magnetic resonance and cryoelectron microscopy. I am unable to vouch for its authenticity, but assuming its accurate, then it clearly shows incredible design.
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“The works of the LORD are great” Bible verse poster. Photo and poster by David Clode.
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Fish – video, painting and photos
Fish at the Cairns Aquarium. Video by David Clode.
Napoleon Fish or Maori wrasse photo below:
Beautiful patterns on the head of a Maori Wrasse (also known as a Napoleon Fish). Cairns Aquarium. Photo: David Clode.
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The aptly named Picasso Triggerfish. Photo: able2know.org.
The painting below shows the design of the Clown Triggerfish, expressed like a blueprint.
Abstract painting of the design of the Clown Triggerfish. Acrylic painting by David Clode.
An example of a Clown Triggerfish fish below, just to show that I am not making it up:
Clown Triggerfish. Photo: inthetank.com.
Clown Triggerfish. More fish and marine life photos further down the page.
Clown triggerfish. Cairns aquarium. Photo: David Clode.
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Spotfin Lionfish. Cairns Aquarium. Photo: David Clode.
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Reptiles – photos and paintings
Geometric tortoise South Africa. Photo: Atherton de Villiers.
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Jewelled chameleon. Photo: Jorn Kohler. Arkive.org.
Jewelled chameleon. More chameleons further down the page – have a look, its worth it.
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“All things were created through Him and for Him.
And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist”.
Colossians 1:16b,17.
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“Also he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree of Lebanon
even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall;
he spoke also of animals, of birds,of creeping things, and of fish”.
1 Kings 4:33. Describing King Solomon.
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Snakes. Snakes may not be your favourite animal, and snakes can be a symbol of evil, but they can also be a symbol of good (e.g. Moses raising the bronze serpent which people looked to and were healed, a picture of Christ on the cross – Numbers 21:9, 2 Kings 18:4, John 3:14). On this page the focus is not on symbolism, but simply and objectively on the colourful and geometric patterns or designs.
Rhinoceros viper design – the painting below is an interpretation and an attempt at a distillation of the design of the Rhinoceros viper, Bitis nasicornis, a snake found in the rain forests of Central Africa.
“Nasicornis”. An interpretation of the pattern of the Rhinoceros viper, Bitis nasicornis.
A few examples of what the Rhinoceros viper looks like below, with many subtle variations in colour and pattern in different individuals (many more variations than shown in these photos):
Bitis nasicornis head. Photo: Ray Hunter Cobraman.net.
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Rhinoceros Viper Bitis nasicornis. Photo: Mazuch T. Serpentes.eu.
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Gaboon Viper design:
Gaboon viper. Divine design of the Gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica. Pastel painting by David Clode.
A sketchy, pastel impression of the essence of the pattern of the Gaboon Adder. Perhaps the pattern of this snake was the original inspiration for modern day Ndebele art. One example of what the Gaboon Adder looks like below (there are variations):
Bitis gabonica, East African form. Photo: echitobplusicp.org.
It is amazing how well this strong geometrical pattern, with mostly straight lines, works as camouflage among the curved lines of fallen leaves in its African rain forest habitat. Of course the straight lines become curved on the round body of the snake, which is also normally coiled up in some form of an “s” shape. Spot the snake below:
Bitis gabonica Gaboon viper. Camouflaged among leaves, bottom left. The snake’s head is on the left. Kosi Bay, South Africa. Photo: sareptiles.co.za.
Believe it or not, this one is relatively easy to see, as it is lying on top of the leaves. They are often half-hidden beneath the leaves, which makes them almost impossible to spot.
The Western Barred Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis nigricincta. Black and white or black and yellow/orange bands are usually a warning signal in nature – e.g. wasps, Coral snakes, the back of tigers’ ears, etc. The contrasting tones of light and dark can be seen by other animals even if they do not have good colour vision. In North Queensland Australia, people have experimented with wet suits with broad bands of black and white, and painted the underside of Kayaks in broad bands of black and white in an attempt to deter sharks… and apparently, so far so good.
Diagram showing a typical cobra/elapid fang on the left, and the curved venom canal of a spitting cobra, which projects venom forward in a spray. Diagram: C. J. Reitz (see refrence below).
Instead of a venom canal which goes straight down, spitting cobras have a canal which is “L” shaped. The venom is forced out under pressure, and the “L” shape directs the venom in a forward spray. They can “spit” up to 2.5 metres, and normally aim for movement. If the venom gets into your eyes it can result in at least temporary blindness.
Heat sensing pits on the lower jaw and below the nostril of an albino Darwin carpet python. Pythons, boas and pit vipers have these heat sensors arranged in such a way that they can detect warm-blooded prey to the sides or in front of them, enabling them to hunt at night. Photo: David Clode.
Wilson’s Bird of Paradise. Papua New Guinea. Photo: benedante.blogspot.com.
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Toucan. Photo: Zdenek Machacek, found on Unsplash.com.
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Crowned pigeon, native to Papua New Guinea. Photo: Joshua Lee on unsplash.com.
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Cassowary. Photo: Birdworld, Kuranda, Australia. Photo: David Clode.
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Mandarin duck plumage. China. Photo: David Clode.
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Rainbow Bee-eater flying over its nest (an underground tunnel) in Australia. Photo: David Clode.
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Gouldian finches. Photo: David Clode.
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Musk Lorikeet. Photo: David Clode.
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Feathers of a Nicobar Pigeon. Photo: David Clode.
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Golden Pheasant. Photo: David Clode.
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Chinese Golden Pheasant. Photo: David Clode.
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Peacock, India. Photo: wikipedia.org.
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All things bright and beautiful free Christian hymn poster. Words by Cecil Frances Alexander, photo and poster by David Clode. The bird is a Sun Conure, a type of parrot which is native to the rain forests of South America
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Amphibians
Red-eyed Tree frog from Central America. Photo: Animalspicturesgallery.blogspot.com.
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Red-eyed Tree Frog photo by Trevor Cole on Unsplash.com.
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Red-eyed Tree Frog. Photo: Zdenek Machacek found on Unsplash.com.
Perhaps this type of amphibian was the original inspiration, or at least one of the things which inspired the “dot” style in Central Australian Aboriginal art. It also reminds me of Georges Seurat and Pointillism.
“Hang in there!” Green Tree Frog. Photo: David Clode.
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A Dainty tree frog doing its mating call. Photo: David Clode.
Of course the chameleon’s tongue is another example of divine design.
Evil no doubt, but nevertheless perfectly designed for what they do. Estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Photo: David Clode, Yorkeys, Cairns, Australia.
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Madagascar Day Gecko. Hartleys Crocodile Adventures near Cairns Australia. Photo: David Clode.
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Fish and marine life continued…
Leafy Sea dragon. Photo: marinebio.org.
Marine life can be beautiful, bizarre, or both.
Leafy Sea Dragon. Photo: Uwphotographyguide.com.
I have been very lucky to see one of these while scuba diving at Portsea Pier (Melbourne, Australia).
If nothing like a Nautilus shell existed, and this was a piece of hand-crafted jewellery in gold or silver, it would be considered a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship, created by a genius. Surely this could not have come about merely by chance and time.
Coneshell pattern. Photo: Scottcamazine.com.
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Shell, Green Isand, Great Barrier Reef Australia. Photo: David Clode.
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Murex shell. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org.
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Extinct cephalopod. Photo: C. Aitchison-flickr.
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Violet sea-apple at the Cairns Aquarium, Australia. Photo: David Clode.
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Sea urchin with extended tentacles. Photo: David Clode.
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Four species of starfish or seastars at the Cairns aquarium. Photo: David Clode.
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This Great and Wide Sea poster. Pastel painting by Sian Butler, poster by David Clode.
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Insects and other arthropods
Honeycomb. Photo: Jonas Hensel on Unsplash.com.
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A Hercules Moth caterpillar photographed at The Butterfly Sanctuary in Kuranda Australia. Photo: David Clode.
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Leafhopper. Photo: Richard-Seaman.com.
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Female Golden Stagbeetle. Lamprima aurata. Victoria Australia. Photo: wikipedia.org.
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Hemipteran bug, Mount Mabu. Photo: Julian Bayliss/Kew.
A recently discovered species from Mount Mabu, Mozambique, Africa.
Giant Malaysian Shield Praying Mantis. Photo: Igor Siwanowicz, dailymail.co.uk.
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Spiny Flower Mantis. Photo: Igor Siwanowics, dailymail.co.uk.
The pattern on the wings is probably a mimic of the eyes of a much larger animal, and used as a defensive display.
Sanzima’s Tarantula. Photo: Rogerio Bertani.
A newly discovered species from Brazil.
Dragonflies:
Dragonfly wings. Photo: David Clode.
The intricate design of a dragonfly’s wings. Austrogomphus prasinus.
“Dragonflies are loaded with biomimetic potential, says engineer Michelle Lee… humans are avidly copying dragonfly wings to design robots, anti-aircraft missiles, drones, micro wind turbines, and micro-air vehicles. Dragonflies will be owed billions in royalties“.
Booth, C. and Thynne, J. “Celebrating the dragons of the sky”. Wildlife Australia magazine, Spring 2015 vol. 52 no.3, pg 24.
Graphic Flutterer Rhyothemis graphiptera. Cattana wetlands. Photo: David Clode.
The intricate design of dragonfly eyes:
Dragonfly eyes close up. Photo: David Clode
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Rhyothemis resplendens. Resplendent indeed! Photo: David Clode.
A gorgeous dragonfly – a Jewel Flutterer, Rhyothemis resplendens.
Dragonflies (and hummingbirds) are sometimes compared to helicopters. However, unlike helicopters, “when one pair (of dragonfly wings) beats down, creating a vortex, the other pair can capture its energy to create lift. Dragonflies can fly backwards, forwards and sideways, hover and glide, accelerate rapidly and turn almost instantaneously. They can do a slow 90 degree yaw in just two wing beats.” Perhaps the dragonfly’s closest but still distant competitor for aerobatic ability would be the British Westland Lynx helicopter.
Dragonfly photo, manipulated in Photoshop Elements, David Clode.
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Flying dragonfly. This photo was overexposed and not much good, but I fiddled with it in Photoshop elements to produce an image which I think captures something of the miracle of dragonfly flight. The curved wing may be due to rolling shutter. Graphic Flutterer Rhyothemis graphiptera. Photo: David Clode.
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Dragonfly in flight. Rhyothemis phyllis. Photo: David Clode.
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More insects:
A camouflaged stick insect. Barron Gorge National Park, Australia. Photo: David Clode.
A stick insect mimics its habitat. On the left, tail at the bottom left.
Stick insect or phasmid at the Cairns aquarium. Photo: David Clode.
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A leafy Katydid, which mimics a leaf which works as camouflage. In this photo the insect is in a place where it is easy to see. Photo: David Clode.
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Orange Lacewing butterfly. Photo: David Clode.
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All things bright and beautiful free hymn poster. Words by Cecil Frances Alexander, photo and poster by David Clode. The butterfly is a wild female Cairns Birdwing, sipping nectar from an ixora flower, and ironically photographed near the butterfly sanctuary in Kuranda, North Queensland, Australia. This butterfly is related to the largest butterfly in the world, the Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing, found in Eastern New Guinea.
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Plants and flowers
Leaf bases of a Traveller’s Palm, Ravenala madagascariensis. Photo: David Clode.
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Macro photo of a prtion of a leaf of a Cathedral Windows plant. Photo: David Clode.
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Colourful leaf of Maranta leuconeura veriety erythroneura. Photo: David Clode.
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Half open flower of a Brazilian Walking Iris Neomarica gracilis. Photo: David Clode.
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Macro photo of a Gazania flower. Photo: David Clode,
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Gazania flower with a macro background that I made. Photo: David Clode.
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Sunflowers. Photo: Marco Secchi on unsplash.com.
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Leaf veins. Fittonia species. Photo: David Clode.
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New leaf, water lily Euryale ferox.. Photo: David Clode.
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“God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone,
but also on the trees, and in flowers
and the clouds and the stars”
Martin Luther
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Forest photo by John Westrock on Unsplash.com.
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All things bright and beautiful free Christian song poster. Words by Cecil Frances Alexander, photo and poster by David Clode. The flower is Gustavia superba, native to the rain forests of South America.
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Gloriosa lily, or Flame lily, tropical Africa. Photo: David Clode.
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African Flame Lily, the floral emblem of Zimbabwe. Gloriosa superba. Photo: David Clode.
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Backlit Elephant’s Ear or Cunjevoi leaf. Photo: David Clode.
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Symmetrical scaley skin covering the seeds or nuts of the Carolina Ivory Nut palm. Photo: David Clode.
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Johannesteijsmannia palm leaves. Photo: David Clode.
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Licuala fan palm leaves. Photo: David Clode.
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Bismarck palm Bismarckia nobilis. Photo: David Clode.
Symmetrical succulent. Photo: Yousef Espanioly on unsplash.com.
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Nymphaea caerulea. Photo: David Clode.
The water lily Nymphaea caerulea.
Nymphaea caerulea flower at a later stage. Photo: David Clode.
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Photo: David Clode.
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Lotus lily photo by Xiao Jinshu on Unsplash.com.
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Cannoball tree flower. Photo: David Clode.
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Developing leaf frond of a King Fern Angiopteris evecta. Photo: David Clode.
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Stringy agave. Photo: David Clode.
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The Backscratcher Ginger, Tapeinochilus ananassae. Photo: David Clode.
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Unusual flower in the Arum Lily family, Spathicarpa saggitifolia. Photo: David Clode.
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Fiddle-leaf fig leaf veins, Ficus lyrata. Photo: David Clode.
Sarracenia. Photo: David Clode
Sarracenia leucophylla, a plant which traps insects in a leaf formed into a pitcher.
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Nepenthes pitcher plants where the leaf forms into a pitcher shape to catch insects to use as fertilizer in infertile soils. Photo David Clode. Cairns Botanic gardens.
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Young leaf stem, about 5cm in diameter, of Amorphophallus variabilis x A. decus-silvae. The plant produces this fantastic artwork which looks exactly like lichen growing on an old tree stem, which probably protects it from being eaten by insects that are looking for soft, sappy growth to eat. Photo: David Clode.
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Sporangia of a fern Calliptera prolifera. Photo: David Clode.
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Bat flower Tacca sp. The intricate design of this flower head resembles the wings and whiskers of a bat, hence the name. Photo: David Clode.
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Passion flower. The complex design of this flower has been imbued with symbolism by some in the Catholic tradition, relating to the crucifixion of Christ. Photo: David Clode.
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Pagoda flower Clerodendrum paniculatum. Photo: David Clode.
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Stacked macro photo of a leaf of Pilea “Moon Valley”. Photo: David Clode.
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Detail of the floral parts of a medinilla flower. Photo: David Clode.
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Painted Lady Gladiolus debilis, South Africa. Photo: roncorylus.files.wordpress.com.
Contrast the beauty of these flowers with the fungus below.
Alien life forms
Some things just look like they belong on another planet.
The bizarre fruting body of a fungus. The colour and smell attract flies which then spread the spores. My garden in Cairns. Photo: David Clode.
The shape and large surface area of the fungal fruiting body would ensure that the bad smell is effectively dispersed, and that the visiting flies would get their feet covered in spores, and then disperse the spores.
Maiden Veil or Bridal veil fungus. Insects use the veil like a ladder to climb up to the spores at the top. Photo: David Clode.
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Geastrum saccatum. Photo: en.wikipedia.org.
The wood-rotting fungus, Geastrum saccatum.
Yellow earth ginger Achasma macrocheilos. Photo: David Clode.
The strange flowers of the yellow earth ginger grow straight out of the ground. Achasma macrocheilos, from S. E. Asia.
Ghost squid. Photo by deep sea photographer Steven Haddock.
Ghost squid.
Arachnoidiscus. Photo: awi.de.
The skeleton of the diatom Arachnoidiscus.
A soft coral exposed and collapsed during an extra low tide. It will recover when the tide comes in. Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo: David Clode.
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Soft coral, from memory at least one metre in diameter. Photo: David Clode.
Butterfly wing scales – magnification X 450. What appear to be protruding ridges are complex nanotructures which produce iridescent colours- see diagrams below. Photo: googleplussuomi.com.
The structures which cause iridescence in butterflies, usually blue or violet.
Detail of the wing scales of an iridescent butterfly. Photo: nanotechnology.hu.
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Structure of a small part of a scale on the wing of a butterfly (Morpho sulkowski). Source: nanophotonics.spiedigitallibrary.org.
Each “bookshelf” or “Christmas tree” like structure which causes iridescence is about one hundredth of the width of a human hair. Could these intricate nanostructures really have evolved by chance? Followed by mimicry of poisonous butterfly species by non-poisonous and unrelated butterfly species evolving exactly the same structures? And evolving the same structures, within an assumed time frame of millions of years, at the nearly the same time?
Diatoms
A diatom. Photo: www2,cnrs,fr.
Diatoms have skeletons of silica. If the structures above and below were the size of a tennis ball they would be amazing, however diatoms generally range in size from less than the width of a human hair, through to the width of a few human hairs.
A diatom.Photo: deepbluehome.blogspot.com.
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The diatom Navicula bullata. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org.
In the photos below, the mycelial threads of a soil fungus are able to sense the nearby presence of a nematode (small, often microscopic, worms). As the nematode goes through the trap, the three single cells instantly fill with water and the nematode is trapped. The fungus then grows threads into the nematode, extracting nutrients, especially nitrogen.
Electron microscope photo of a Nematode (Eelworm) trapped by a ring trapping fungus. Photo: Apsnet.org.
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Single cell ring traps.
Snowflakes
Snowflake. Photo: caltech.edu.
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Snowflake. Photo: nisenet.org.
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Snowflakes formed on a bubble. Photo: Aaron Burden on unsplash.com.
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Snowflake. Photo: caltech.edu.
Divine designs on an astronomical scale
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“The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork”
Psalm 19:1.
“He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south.
He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number”
Job 9:9,10.
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Photo: NASA.
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Galaxy… after galaxy… after galaxy…..
Photo: NASA.
Globular star cluster Terzan 12. Photo: Hubble telescope NASA on Unsplash.com/
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Saturn. Photo: Hubble telescope NASA on Unsplash.com.
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The Red Rectangle Nebula. Photo: apod.nasa.gov.
The Red Rectangle Nebula. 2,300 light-years from Earth.
Pillars of Creation nebulas. Photo: scienceblogs.com.
The “Pillars of Creation”. 6,500 light-years from Earth.
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Photo: NASA.
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“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades,
Or loose the belt of Orion?
Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season?
Or can you guide the Great bear with its cubs?
Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you set their dominion over the earth?”
God questioning Job. Job 38:31-33.
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The Pleiades, a cluster of stars or constellation. Photo: Rawastrodata, wikipedia.org.
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Constellation Orion. The central three blue stars in a row are Orion’s Belt. Photo: 19thpsalm.org.
Constellation Orion. 1,600 light-years from Earth.
Orion’s Belt. photo:
Orion’s Belt, three blue supergiant stars. 1,600 light-years from Earth.
Arcturus. Photo: 2.bp.blogspot.com
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“Glory to God”
About the Artist
The creations of any creative person, for example painters, musicians, architects, engineers, authors, poets, etc., usually provide some clues about the personality and character of the artist. However, if there is an artist’s biography, the biography will tell you a great deal more about the artist, so that you aren’t left guessing. To find out more about God and His character and personality, you can learn a great deal more by simply reading and studying the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, along with good commentaries, and attending a church where the Bible is taught faithfully and accurately.
Meet The Artist
To meet a great artist is an honour and a privilege.
Amazingly, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe wants to meet us, and us to meet Him, and have a personal relationship with Him: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” Revelation 3:20. This is an open invitation to all, which we are free to accept or decline. However, because God is holy and righteous and we are not, a personal relationship with God requires that we first accept His offer of righteousness and salvation through Jesus Christ. Choose to accept, and you can spend eternity in heaven with the awesome Creator and Sustainer of the universe.
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“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,
All sheep and oxen – even the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.”
Psalm 8:3-8.
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Photo: Bonnie Kittle on unsplash.com.
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Hopefully more to come – if you have a photo that you think might be suitable, or artwork, you can contact me at daveclode@hotmail.com.
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Very inspiring! Studying a new unit in Sunday School on Creation: A Divine Cycle. This article helped me to understand the theme if our lessons more.
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Hi Laya,
I am glad you found the page inspiring. Thanks for your comment and best wishes.
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The awesome nature of nature! The patterns are so incredibly rich and complex. What an inspiring page, thanks!
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