Selection works on the level of the genes. Dying without procreating can still be advantageous if doing so means that enough of your relatives survive, for exam

Selection works on the level of the genes. Dying without procreating can still be advantageous if doing so means that enough of your relatives survive, for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection