Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion

Most people don’t know about this, but the tiniest wasps carry within them the potential to destroy humankind. It’s a fact of science that some wasps have the ability to inject their prey not just with painful venom, but also with bits of rogue DNA that merge with the genetic code of the prey in order to make it a more useful host for the wasp’s young. These wasps will lay their eggs on a caterpillar that they have paralyzed, and over time, the wasp’s DNA infiltrates the caterpillar’s DNA, causing it to be a more healthy snack when the young wasp larvae hatch and are ready to eat.

I’m not making this up. It’s true.

Now just think of what could happen with a slight change in wasp behavior. It is well known that wasps can already cause some fully grown adult human beings to go into shock. With just a little bit of adaptation, a wasp could easily paralyze a human being… and insert its DNA.

Only one step more, and you have a planet filled with genetically-modified human beings who live as slaves and snacks to the wasps. Ordinary humans would have to hide out on distant islands, hoping that the wasps would not be blown there on a strong wind… or that the human-wasp hybrids would not build boats to reach them.

Only one or two mutations, and all humanity will be in the gravest of peril - and you might never find out until you get that first sting!