Abstract
If God is good, why are some creatures so bad? Who hasn't had a picnic ruined by angry, stinging wasps coming out of nowhere, or fled in terror when stumbling across a hornet's nest in a treehouse or toolshed? Their vicious stings have earned them a nasty reputation, but the evil of wasps goes much deeper. In the world of insects, known for some pretty terrifying predators, wasps are premier killers. Their sleek sportscar exterior (often black and yellow) belies a complex arsenal of anatomical, physiological, and behavioral designs to deal out death and destruction. They won't hesitate to kill their own kind either, and their life cycle includes larvae that eat creatures alive. Charles Darwin observed some of these horrific behaviors and asked himself a natural question: How could such evil exist if a good God created the world?