Preventing aging is in most cases not beneficial from an evolutionary standpoint and it appears some animals, like octopi [0], have evolved self-destruction mec

Preventing aging is in most cases not beneficial from an evolutionary standpoint and it appears some animals, like octopi [0], have evolved self-destruction mechanisms [1] because normal aging mechanisms takes too long to kill them. [0]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-figure-out-why-female-octopuses-self-destruct-after-laying-eggs-180980088/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-figure-... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenoptosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenoptosis