Amazing Design in the Deep Sea

Dr Seuss could never dream up creatures like this! A recent study released by the Census of Marine Life, recorded 17,560 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases in the ocean. Until recently, the deep sea was considered a desert, incapable of supporting but a few species. Yet, the new species being discovered may well be only "the tip of the iceberg."



Here is one such creature, the deep sea dweller Enypniastes, a transparent sea cucumber. Evidently, this creature plays a role in cleansing the ocean of the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down to the deep sea depths. It is a garbage-man of the sea, working tirelessly in total darkness. As a web designer, I marvel at the beauty and functional design of these creatures. They are simply living works of art! Can Evolution account for such exquisite beauty and design in a creature that lives in total darkness? The notion that a life form of such deliberate design could merely happen by chance does not satisfy me. This dapper creature plays a role in a balanced eco-system that would cleanse and renew the oceans perpetually were it not for man's polluting hand. Amazing design . . . amazing intelligence!

A video of this marvelous creature is shown below. What a designer creates often provides an insight into his (or her) personality. What does this delightful creature tell us about its Intelligent Designer? There is a delicacy and exuberance about this creature and a sense of love for color. There is a love for movement and grace. Can Evolution explain such qualities in a creature that lives in total darkness?