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Seeing Spots All Day

A female whitetail, Plathemis lydia, claims a bamboo stake. This dragonfly is often mistaken for a twelve-spotted dragonfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"You can hawk and perch in our yard all day if you want," I told her. And she did. A...

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Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 6:43 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (25), common whitetail dragonfly (1), Fran Keller (32), Greg Kareofelas (13), Libellula pulchella (1), Plathemis lydia (1)

Quick, What's the California State Insect?

California dogface butterfly poster at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis.

Quick, what's the California state insect? Umm, does California have a state insect? The Monarch?...

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Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 4:29 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (25), California dogface butterfly (5), Fran Keller (32), Greg Kareofelas (13), Laine Bauer (5), Pacific Land Trust (1), Zerene eurydice (2)

Bohart Bioblitz in Belize!

Entomologists David Wyatt and Fran Keller pose for a photo in Belize.

They're calling it "Bohart Belize Bioblitz," or "B-cubed" or "B to the 3." It's an insect...

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Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 4:22 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Belize (5), Bohart Museum Bioblitz (1), collecting trip (1), David Wyatt (4), Fran Keller (32), Lynn Kimsey (17), Noah Crockett (1), UC Davis (1)

When Bugs Beckon, the Bohart Museum Gift Shop Can Oblige

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, with two of the books he co-authored in 2014. He is an associate at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Keep Calm and Insect On." That's the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house...

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Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 7:29 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (25), bugs (1), Fran Keller (32), Greg Kareofelas (13), Laine Bauer (5), Lynn Kimsey (17), Robbin Thorp (3)

Quick: What Critter Eats Styrofoam?

Entomology undergraduate student Wade Spencer with his Recycling Man. Inside mealworms are chewing and digesting the Styrofoam. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Quick question: What critter can chew and digest Styrofoam? Drum roll...Time's up... If you...

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Posted on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 5:16 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum open house (1), darkling beetle (1), Fran Keller (32), Lynn Kimsey (17), mealworms (1), Wade Spencer (3)

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