Posts Tagged: spiders
Spider Alert! Guess Who's Coming to UC Davis?
Spider alert! If you dislike spiders, you might want to check out the political scene (probably...
A jumping spider eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A black widow spider protecting her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded garden spider checking out its surroundings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A garden spider lying in wait for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A crab spider nails a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Professor Jason Bond: Why Taxonomists Are Sorely Needed
It's a thought-provoking podcast that you won't want to miss. Shouldn't we be paying more...
This is a female Cryptocteniza kawtak, discovered by UC Davis professor Jason Bond at Moss Landing State Park, Monterey County. He has described more than 100 new taxa--families, genera, species of spiders and millipedes. (Photo by Jason Bond)
Screen shot of the New Species podcast hosted by L. Brian Patrick. The podcast on "Taxonomic Impediment," featuring UC Davis professor Jason Bond, is Episode 21.
About Those Urban Myths in Entomology
Professor Lynn Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and...
It's an urban myth that "Female mantids always eat males they mate with." Lynn Kimsey's response: "Only if the male isn't fast enough." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Urban myth: "Butterflies and moths can't fly if you rub the scales off their wings." Says Lynn Kimsey: "Not true, they can fly." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lovin' the Insects and Spiders? Visit the Bohart's Online Gift Shop
"Spiders are everywhere," Professor Jason Bond told the crowd at his April 2019 town-hall...
Museum scientist Fran Keller in the gift shop of the Bohart Museum of Entomology. A professor at Folsom Lake College, she is an alumnus of UC Davis, with a doctorate in entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Books for all ages are shelved in Bohart Museum's gift shop, now online. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Do You Know Your Spiders?
Do you know your spiders? If you engage in social media, you've probably seen a "what-is-this"...
A mama widow spider juggles her egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A jumping spider eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded garden spider moving right along. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A garden spider lying in wait for prey in its web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Catch of the day! A crab spider nails a lygus bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)