Bug's life!

I realize life is boring around here lately, and I don't have a lot to post about, but bear with me. All we're responsible for right now is cooking our food and writing our papers, so this is what I have left to think about :-)
Anyway, so 2 months ago I was complaining about the monster, twinkie-sized crickets that attacked your legs when you walked to the showers, and now, there are no crickets, and campus is full of praying mantises! (Mantes? Manti? Mantids? Whatever.) Apparently, the crickets take over in the summer, but when the praying mantis babies grow up in fall, they eat them all! Now there isn't any obnoxious chirping when we're trying to sleep, and the walk to the bathroom isn't so terrifying

 There were 8 of these guys on the porch last night, eating all the little bugs who love the light

 :-( wrong side of the glass buddy

BIG ONE

In other buggy news, I still haven't caught the stomach bug! Must be my mono-strengthened immune system . . .