In 1862 Charles Darwin studied a peculiar orchid from Madagascar which held its nectar at the bottom of a long narrow tube - seemingly impossible for any insect to get to. Darwin therefore predicted that according to evolution there would be a moth with a 12 inch tongue, or proboscis, to feed on and pollinate the flower. 142 years later, that moth was found, exactly as evolution predicted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMVN1EWxfAU
logical huh... just about as logical as... Noah's Ark!? sorry some bad language in that one but he makes his point so perfectly about one of the fairy tale stories!
I don't think Darwin said the moth didn't exist yet, I think the main point is that the flower and the moth co-evolved. Why else would a moth have a tongue that long?
Evolution rules, Literally. Darwin knew what kind of animal would have to exist to drive the evolution of this plant (and visa-versa) and he was proven right. this is a great example of a scientific theories power to make predictions.
Creatures and plants evolve and adapt to their environments slowly over time - this is nature and I believe it to be fact. However, when humans change the climate drastically in a short amount of time, this doesn't let evolution catch up. It makes you wonder where our world is headed. Jethro, I see trouble a' brewin'.