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Don't Miss Bohart Museum Open House Dec. 20: Insects and Art

Overwintering lady beetles, aka ladybugs, in Colusa County. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)

When you use the words "insects," "art" and the "Bohart Museum of Entomology" in the same sentence,...

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Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 5:54 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (208), Fran Keller (23), Greg Kareofelas (18), Lynn Kimsey (114), Tabatha Yang (51)

The Perfect Gift

Shaun Winterton of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, an associate of the Bohart Museum, collected this stiletto fly, genus Agapophytus, and photographed it. It now needs a name. (Shaun Winterton Photo)

So you're thinking about a holiday gift for someone who has everything. You've racked your brain...

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Posted on Monday, December 8, 2014 at 5:47 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (208), Lynn Kimsey (114), naming rights (2), stiletto fly (1), weevils (1)

Eighteen Myths About Insects and Spiders

The beginning of a black widow spider tattoo, compliments of entomology Jessica Gillung of the Bohart. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Oh, the myths about insects and spiders! It was a fun and educational afternoon when the UC Davis...

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Posted on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 8:31 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (208), insect myths (2), spider myths (1)

Myths and Gifts

Robbin Thorp with two of the books he co-authored. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myths and gifts... When the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts its open house from 1...

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Posted on Friday, November 21, 2014 at 5:40 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (208), books (1), Fran Keller (23), gifts (1), Lynn Kimsey (114), open house (16), Robbin Thorp (12), specimens (1)

Bohart Museum Open House: Insect Myths!

Gulf Fritillary butterfly on Cosmos. One myth is that if you rub the scales off their wings (who would want to?), they can't fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How many insect myths do you know?Worker bees are males, right? Butterflies and moths can't...

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Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 6:06 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (208), insect myths (2), Lynn Kimsey (114), open house (16), Tabatha Yang (51)

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