Status Updates From The Insect World of J. Henr...

"The ogre loved his children; he ate the children of others. Under the tyranny of the stomach, we are all of us, beasts and men alike, ogres. The dignity of labor, the joy of life, maternal affection, the terrors of death: all these do not count, in others; the main point is that the morsel be tender and savoury."

Fabre's wonderful stories clued me in to the mining wasp story that I was lucky enough to catch this Monday. Thanks!