The Saharan Silver Ant

O Yahweh, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts (Psa 104:24-25).

The Saharan silver ant is a unique creature that is able to survive the scorching midday heat in the Saharan and Sinai deserts. It emerges at the same time each day for just a few minutes, when no other desert creature can stand the heat, and goes foraging for insects that have succumbed to the dese…

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