User blog comment:CoolCat123450/Character Sheet 5/@comment-4867780-20141231225230/@comment-4867780-20150103112925

The inevitable fate of overly successful species. To grow and multiply is carved in the DNA of every single lifeform, and the lessons learnt by each generation mostly die with them, so self-destructive overgrowth seems a natural defense mecanism to restore the balance broken by the dominant species.