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The School of Ants

Close-up of aphids and ants at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis. This is a Formica moki, a native ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

You like ants, right? Of course you do. But probably not as much as Andrea Lucky, the "Queen of ...

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Posted on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Alex Wild (6), Andrea Lucky (5), Phil Ward (18), School of Ants (1)

In Pursuit of Ants

Crematogaster ants

Just call it the ABC of ants. (A) Ants, (B) Bonnie Blaimer and (C) Crematogaster. Add a double...

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Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bonnie Blaimer (1), Crematogaster (1), Madagascar (1), Phil Ward (18)

Please Pass the Ants

Ladybug

You gotta love those ladybugs. Ladybugs, aka ladybeetles (family Coccinellidae), are best known for...

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Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 8:17 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Alex Wild (6), ants (6), lady beetles (1), ladybugs (1), lavender (1), Phil Ward (18)

Following the Trail of Ants

andrealuckysmall

When the ants come marching in, Andrea Lucky will be right there. Ant specialist Andrea Lucky, who...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 6:02 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Andrea Lucky (5), New Guinea (1), Phil Ward (18), UC Davis Department of Entomology (1)

What's Up, Cuz?

Honey Bee and an Ant

Country cousins. Honey bees and ants belong to the same order, Hymenoptera, and occasionally you...

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Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 6:58 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Argentine ant (1), honey bee (2), Phil Ward (18), red hot poker (1)

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