Stephen Jay Gould "Nonmoral Nature: p 597

In this selection the author questions morality of "carnivorous races p. 600". He talks about the ichneumon wasps and how they feed off their prey. There are different types of ichneumon wasps: Planicips hirsutus, Physsella curvipes and Pseudorhyssa to name a few. The ichneumon wasp is a parasite that uses a ovipositor to insert its eggs into a larvae. This parasite feeds on its prey inside out keeping its prey alive while it eats. The question of morality came into play when Gould discussed the natural of the ichneumon wasp. It deposited its eggs into a larvae and in there the larvae would grow and began to feast. By the ichneumon wasp begin natural and part of Gods creation (God being goodness), how did the ichneumon wasp fit into the plan of God's morality?