"Hey, I just realized something!"

"What’s that?"

"Well, I made these Amazonian frogs so they spawn, right?"

"Right…"

"So the females just lay their eggs out in the water, and the males fertilize them out in the water, and then everyone leaves the eggs alone and they grow."

"Yeah, generally.”

"No parental care necessary."

"That’s the idea."

"So it doesn’t really matter what happens to the parents, so long as the eggs get fertilized."

"Technically. Where are you going with this? "

"Well, I gave the females this handy reflex to release their eggs when males squeeze them."

"Right…"

"But sometimes all the males trying to mate with them crush them to death."

"So it goes."

"But reflexes still work a bit after you’re dead, right?"

"Oh god."

"So, like, as long as the eggs still come out of their bodies, and no one needs to be around to take care of those eggs, the males can just keep on mating with the dead females and still successfully reproduce!”

"Jesus, evolution. That’s pretty grim."

"I prefer ‘efficient.’"

"You’re messed up."