Posts Tagged: entomology
Sol Wantz Sheds Light on Jerusalem Crickets and Other Insects
Those Jerusalem crickets aren't as scary as some folks imagine them to be. UC Davis third-year...
UC Davis student entomologist Sol Wantz begins her presentation on "Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids" at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Jerusalem cricket can reach 2.5 inches in length. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sol Wantz with her parents Adam Wantz and Patti-Leggett Wantz of Belmont, and UC Davis researcher Ernest Walker, a UC Davis alumnus (biology). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hands Down or Hands Up, They're Favorites
Hands down, or hands up, those walking sticks in the Bohart Museum of Entomology's live petting zoo...
A walking stick switches to another hand during the recent Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A walking stick heads down a youngster's sleeve. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A walking stick descends a hand. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Of Tules, Cattails and Dragonflies...and on St. Pat's Day!
Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis...
This is the wetland area in Cache Creek conservatory which is adjacent to the Tending and Gathering Garden. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)
The flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, commonly perches on a tule stalk. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)
A lizard sunning in the tules. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)
Bohart Museum to Focus on Katydids at Open House
Katydids are incredibly fascinating. Just ask UC Davis entomology student Sol Wantz, who will...
A katydid munching on a yellow rose in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A crab spider nailing a katydid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum: Ready to Learn More About Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids?
You won't want to miss this Bohart Museum of Entomology open house! Themed "Grasshoppers,...
A katydid munching on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded-wing grasshopper, family Acrididae, settling on rocks in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)