Backyard Orchard News
Making a Meal Out of a Male: Prayers Answered!
Male praying mantids looking for "a little love" don't always fare well. Sometimes they lose their...
This photo by Professor Jay Rosenheim of UC Davis shows sexual cannibalism. The female (larger one) has just chomped off the head of the male, during sexual reproduction.
A praying mantis perched on a cosmos waiting for prey--or maybe a mate? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gravid praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why Rodney Dangerfield Would Have Liked Male Ants--and Probably What Brendon Boudinot Is Doing
The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield would have liked male ants. It was Dangerfield (1921-2004),...
Myrmecologist Brendon Boudinot in the field. This was taken at the Southwest Research Station in the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, Ariz., by Roberto Keller, National Museum of Natural History and Science, Portugal.
Bruce Hammock: Scientist Extraordinaire
It's obvious that Bruce Hammock doesn't spend much time in a hammock. Research lab, yes. With...
Bruce Hammock is a new fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bruce Hammock in a hammock--something you don't see often! (Photo by Cindy McReynolds)
Fruit Tasting and Display Highlights Citrus Varieties
Citrus was front and center stage at LREC's annual Fruit Display and Tasting last weekend,...
Don't Miss Bohart Museum Open House Dec. 20: Insects and Art
When you use the words "insects," "art" and the "Bohart Museum of Entomology" in the same sentence,...
Overwintering lady beetles, aka ladybugs, in Colusa County. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
This children's book, "The Story of the Dogface Butterfly," is the work of Fran Keller, Greg Kareofelas and Laine Bauer.