Yeah, but insects in nature die terribly in all kinds of awful ways. Like pitcher plants? Or spiders? Yikes! But then you see what a determined column of army

Yeah, but insects in nature die terribly in all kinds of awful ways. Like pitcher plants? Or spiders? Yikes! But then you see what a determined column of army ants can do to a frickin' horse, and you feel less bad about mother nature's ruthless biowarfare striving to keep them in check. No wonder insects and swarms are the inspiration for so much horror-y sci-fi