[Rock candy was simply hardened sugar and nothing else? Interesting. He would have to seek some out and see if it was more satisfying for it's purity of sugar.]

This venerable one is also not in favor of that.

[Not that he was opposed to killing only to experiment. But more that he just didn't like the idea of touching them more than he had to and that included for dissection.]

Have you seen any of them kill each other? Larger bugs often prey on smaller ones.

[he was keeping his eyes out for signs of such fighting as they walked.]