Deception of the Bola

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The bola spider is said to have evolved its amazing abilities all by itself. Why, then is it smarter than mankind in some respects; and why does it have some abilities that we lack?

The bola spider's favorite food is moths, but it doesn't weave a web. The bola spider produces the same scent produced by a female moth. Male moths are attracted to this scent and the spider waits for the inevitable appearance of a male moth.

As the male moth nears, the bola senses the vibrations from its wings. At just the right moment, the spider casts out its bola. The bola, after which the spider is named, is a special spider-silk thread with a sticky glob on the end. Scientists who have studied this glue-glob say that modern chemistry could not equal it. The silken line is so elastic that it can stretch up to six times its original length. This allows the spider to conserve its energy while the moth struggles. Once reeled in, the bola wraps the moth in silk for storage until it's hungry. The bola's method works so well that it is not unusual for one spider to catch up to eight moths a night.

Normally, a species is unable to detect the mating scents of other species. How could the bola spider devise its plan? Once the plan was invented, how could the spider learn how to duplicate the female moth's chemistry? How could the bola spider be more clever than our best chemists? Of course, the only answer to these questions is that the bola spider was designed and created by God Who invented chemistry in the first place.