Vestigial Structures
Useless things within creations bodies
Awesome creatures
The mole rat has flaps of skin and fur over his eyes because they dont need to see underground.
The Astyanax Mexicanus are blind fish that use thier body structures to find their way throught the water, therefore their eyes are vestigial structures.
Prime Examples of Vestigial Structures
Tonsils
Tonsils are located at the back of the mouth in humans
Ostrich Wings
An ostrich's wings can not support flight
Whale Pelvic Bone
Whales no longer need pelvic bones because they now have tails. This mean that they have no need for a pelvic bone which is used to support legs.
What you dont know.
Facts about vestigial structures
Vestigial structures are common in many of today's organisms which means that they were once used by their ancestors.
The reason behind vestigial structures is that when organisms evolve due to enviornmental changes; they must adapt the once useful structures become uesless as they form newer structures to help them survive.
Dandelions have sexual reproductive organs but reproduce asexualy