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Searching for the Most Unusual Gift?

Thisi polka-dotted weevil needs a species name. It's in the genus Macrocopturus in the weevil family Curculionidae. (Photos courtesy of the Bohart Museum)

It's definitely one of a kind. If you gift this to a family, friend or yourself, no one can ever...

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Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 5:11 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Biolegacy Program (1), Bohart Museum of Entomology (228), Lynn Kimsey (125), naming rights (2), new species (1), special gift (1), weevil (1)

Charlotte and the Walking Stick: A New Hair Barrette

Graduate student Charlotte Herbert, who is seeking her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, has a visitor in her hair--a stick insect barrette. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The thing about walking sticks is that they walk. They don't skip, run, or gallop. They walk. And...

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Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 6:30 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Australian walking sticks (1), Bohart Museum of Entomology (228), Charlotte Herbert (4), Extatosoma tiaratum (1), Lynn Kmsey (2), stick insects (2), walking sticks (3)

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 (228), bugs (4), Fran Keller (23), Greg Kareofelas (20), Laine Bauer (4), Lynn Kimsey (125), Robbin Thorp (12)

Wouldn't You Like to Be a Long-Horned Beetle?

UC Davis entomology student Laurie Casebier as a cerambycidae beetle (long-horned beetle). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

You just can't beat those Halloween costumes at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's annual...

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Posted on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 6:19 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Alex Nguyen (3), Benjamin Maples (1), Bob Kimsey (3), Bohart Museum of Entomology (228), Joel Hernandez (3), Laurie Casebier (1), Maia Lundy (1), Melissa Cruz (1)

Peacock Jumping Spider Goes Viral!

UC Davis entomology undergraduate student Wade Spencer practices his peacock jumping spider moves. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

When the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts its annual membership Halloween party, don't expect to...

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Posted on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 4:42 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (228), Fran Keller (23), peacock jumpin spiders. Lynn Kimsey (1), Wade Spencer (8)

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