Posts Tagged: Bohart Museum of Entomology
Bohart Museum: This Bug's for You
A praying mantis here. A lady beetle there. A sawtoothed-grain beetle there. Entomologist-artist...
This praying mantis, drawn by Karissa Merritt, is being colored by James Harris, 13, of Winters at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis student/artist Karissa Merritt talks about art with James Harris, 13, and his father, Rick Harris, who holds a master's degree in systemic entomology from UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Winners of the insect-themed contests at the Bohart Museum: Karissa Merritt of UC Davis, best tattoo; Jean Replicon of Mission College, Santa Clara, best attired adult; and Jasper Ott, 5, of Davis, best attired youth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Amazing Art of Entomologists
Oh, that praying mantis! Oh, that jumping spider! When you attend the UC Davis Bohart Museum of...
This stunning praying mantis illustration is the work of Ivana Li, UC Davis entomologist and artist. It will be among the art displayed at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Jan. 21.
This breathtaking illustration of a jumping spider, in black and white charcoal, is the work of entomologist/artist Charlotte Herbert. She is seeking her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis.
This is a Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules, that entomologist/artist Charlotte Herbert created in oil paint (a complementary study of orange and blue, where she used only used orange, blue, black, and white to paint it). It will be displayed Jan. 21 at the Bohart Museum open house.
It's Butterfly Heaven at the Bohart Museum
Butterfly heaven! Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly and moth collection at the...
Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly/moth collection at the Bohart Museum, enjoys sharing knowledge about insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist and Bohart associate Jeff Smith answers questions about butterflies at a recent open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Design Museum exhibit in Cruess Hall includes colorful insect-themed fabric. It will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Part of the 500,000-specimen Lepidoptera at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Insect Art Is the 'In' Thing: Don't Miss Bohart Museum Open House on Jan. 21
"Just call it a "Day of Insect Art!" Sunday afternoon, Jan. 21 promises to be a day of...
Like to draw or color dragonflies? You'll have the opportunity to do just that at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 21. This is a flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This Artist Works with Hornet Nest Paper
Most people avoid a hornet's nest. Not environmental artist Ann Savageau; the retired UC Davis...
This is part of the trilogy of wall pieces created by artist Ann Savageau, professor emerita, UC Davis Department of Design. Her materials: hornet nest paper.
This is part of the trilogy of wall pieces created by artist Ann Savageau, professor emerita, UC Davis Department of Design. Her materials: hornet nest paper.
This is part of the trilogy of wall pieces created by artist Ann Savageau, professor emerita, UC Davis Department of Design. Her materials: hornet nest paper.
Artist Ann Savageau stands next to her triology of wall pieces made from hornet nest paper. The UC Davis Design Museum show begins Jan. 8 and continues through April 22.
Senior museum scientist Steve Heydon of the Bohart Museum of Entomology holds a hornet's nest, crafted by a colony of bald-faced hornets. This is part of the museum's permanent collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)