So today we were talking a little about etymology and it seems like nature kind of balances itself out in different ways. Professor Devitto talked about how there is this type of hornet that lays its eggs inside of a caterpillar and once the eggs hatch continue to devour the rest of the caterpillar thus killing the bug and helping the baby hornets survive. Then there's this other type of hornet that actually lays its eggs in the same type of caterpillar that has the other hornets eggs and they actually eat the other eggs thus saving the caterpillar and helping the maggots grow and survive. This really helps put things in perspective towards the animal kingdom and nature in general. Often at times it seems like nature can be hectic and unforgiving and its true sometimes. But this story about the hornets and caterpillar helps remind us that their is sort of this "circle of life", lion king cliche, that goes on in the world. Even though some animals are killed and eaten for food that helps the animals that kill eat and then they too get eaten or killed by something else for survival. It may seem pointless at times but I think it all comes hand in hand and actually goes around in a "circle".