Natural selection isn't "horrific", nature is. Species who are "winning" at natural selection can also die in cruel circumstances. They just have to reproduce

Natural selection isn't "horrific", nature is. Species who are "winning" at natural selection can also die in cruel circumstances. They just have to reproduce first. Some Octupi guard their eggs until they hatch, and at the same time dying of starvation. Other species of insects have the young eat their parent(s) after being hatched.