There's been alot of chatter in the last week or so about the massive population explosion of painted lady butterflies in Southern California. Billions have emerged and are feeding on the bounty of fresh flowers and plants that have grown in response to the heavy rains of this winter. I've seen this phenomenon occur, and it's amazing (Interstate 5 in the central valley had to be closed because it got too slick from squashed butterflies hitting automobile windshields!). I've