CANNIBALISM?

  Most parents will work their fingers to the bone to see their child gets the best education and a safe place to live, nice clothes, etc…, be willing to go without if it benefits the child.

  In short, the parent is willing to LET THE CHILD LIVE OFF HIS LIFE.

  But there is NO parent who will sacrifice like that who would turn around and call his child a cannibal for eating him! Right?

  Yet when humans hear that some insect parents allow their babies to eat their bodies when they hatch, they respond, “Ooh! Those cannibalistic animals!” Those babies are much too small and weak to hunt for themselves—actually, most become food to larger predators before reaching maturity.

  But those who prey on these little ones cannot be accused of evil intent either. Humans may feel impulses like hate, power, violence—but animals can’t even think along those lines; they just keep life going. We call it the Circle of Life.

Animals are savages, some humans say. But few animals capture other species merely to torture them. Spiders sting victims to keep them from feeling uncomfortable before sucking out their life substance. That is why most kill and eat what they need, then leave behind the rest. Lesser scraps get taken care of by smaller animals, and at the end, even bacteria eat!