Yummy.

However drained I was from the visually exhausting Lakers and Dodgers games last night, nothing beats walking around in dressy work attire (and freaking 3 inch heels) in 91 degree heat.

I'm trying to distract myself away from mulling over today's internship interview-- an employment possibility which I am pretty much infatuated with already... true for most jobs that captivate and scare me simultaneously-- and more towards the take home tests and essays that are beckoning my name. So, in the name of productivity, I will solve a local mystery of nature:

Why the hell are stink bugs strewn every which way, all willy nilly over campus, let alone SoCal?

Meg C from Yahoo!Answers shares, "Stink bugs are from Asia originally, were introduced to the US in Allentown, PA of all places, about 10 years ago. since then they have been marching across the states and have been found in the majority of states... basically once they have found your house you're out of luck. they are attracted to the pheremones in the stink so DON'T SMUSH THEM!"

Helpful for the 5 year old in Whittier students... she continues on to say, "...They came out in the fall and spring, as they were hibernating and waking up, but in california they may be more active year long beacause of the weather."

But WHY?

Well, Snow Z explains that:
"The beetles are a wonderful glimpse at how nature works to stay in balance."

Yay!

"For the past several weeks you may have noticed far greater numbers of moths flying around and sipping nectar from blooming plants. They are particularly active just after dark. The moth population exploded in response to well timed winter rains and the October wild fires which pushed them closer to the coast. As you probably know that as the moths lay eggs, a similarly large population of caterpillars will soon follow. We urged people to resist using pesticides to deal with the caterpillar boom which will occur and instead let nature work first.

"The black beetles are nature's answer to the caterpillars. The black beetles look like common stink bugs and in fact do send off a interesting scent when agitated, but they are far different than the stink bugs we typically see around here. They are much quicker and they don't stick their bum in the air to warn off threats. The beetles are in the carabidae family and commonly known as ground beetles and caterpillar hunters. We watched one attack and eat a large fig beetle grub yesterday and it was ugly. These are aggressive little predators that will work hard to keep the caterpillar numbers from exploding. Enjoy them and thank them if you get the chance. They are definitely good guys."

Hyperchouette. I had no idea.

If you haven't been on the What's That Bug site before, check it out. I'll need to figure out what those tantric-sex-ing, wannabe ladybugs are around campus before returning to my silly finals.

Re: mating, wannabe lady bugs:
They're either painted borer beetles or seed bugs ...maybe?
Maybe I could pursue a future in entomology.