[Step_Into_the_Void]

I was a bit off topic. But, all those different types of bugs and wings made me think of that old ark story and the pictures I saw as a child. It seemed plausible -when I was a child- because of the ark picture my parents hung in my room. That is the only reason I brought it up.

It would not be all that difficult to include the less than 8,000 "kinds" of air-breathing animals

Right. But there are millions of different creatures, not just a few thousand. Besides, ever see a dinosaur, last I checked, they were quite large.

Its like my zoology professor said, 'that flood fable was written before they knew about dinosaurs and how big they were and before they knew there was not enough water to cover mountains'.

[Thatcherite]

Indeed, no-one who believes the Noah's ark myth has checked with a zoo-keeper. How many keepers do you think 8,000 "kinds" would require? (with all the input of services that a modern zoo has, piped fresh water, sewerage carried away, electric light, warmth, refrigeration, veterinary services.....)