selective compassion

[miriam_e]

Insects and arachnids are both arthropods. They are animals with their skeletons on the outside. They are very different from us vertebrates with our internal skeletons and soft, fleshy exteriors. Spiders are poisonous and feed upon mostly insects. Wasps are poisonous and many of them find spiders to feed to their young. There is a kind of equivalence in lifeform and lifestyle.

So why did I let a wasp escape out my kitchen window tonight away from the spider?

I like spiders and I like wasps... but I somehow felt more compassion for the pretty wasp and saved it, condemning the equally pretty spider to go without a meal.

Why?

Comments

[qu-is.livejournal.com]

Don't feel too guilty... I'm not sure how long march flies live anyway, but at least it died to another's benefit rather then the pointless death of being swatted.

I've had to vacuum up all these ants lately because they keep getting into my bathroom despite my attempts to block access. It feels awful when I think about it too much. Here I am totally outside their comprehension seeping in to create total destruction when they are simply exploring new territory.

such is life.