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The Art of Maggot Art
They came, they saw, they participated. Youngsters--and the young at heart--headed over to Briggs...
UC Davis entomologists, first-year doctoral students Abigail Lehner (front) of the Neal Williams lab, and Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab, staff the Maggot Art table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis doctoral student Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab supervises the Maggot Art project, as young artists dip maggots into water-based, non-toxic paint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Watson Owens, 2, of Carmichael, watches a maggot crawl on his Maggot Art project. His father, Sean Owens, is a UC Davis alumnus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Winter Owens, 5, of Carmichael, displays her Maggot Art masterpiece. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Maggot Art drying on a bulletin board in Briggs Hall, UC Davis campus. Soon they will be ready to take home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'Dr. Death' Brings Life to UC Davis Picnic Day
"Dr. Death" brought life to the 109th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. Crowds thronged the "Dr. Death"...
UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey explains his research. In back is a graphic of bed bugs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey discusses his research with UC Davis neuroscience major Anandita De. In back is UC Davis postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth Cinto Mejia, newly arrived in the lab of urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke, Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors of all ages headed over to the Dr. Death booth, staffed by forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Friends Gwendolyn Nguyen (far right), and Luciana Luna, both 5 and from San Jose, check out the specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Something 'Bugging' You? Ask the Bug Doctors
Do you have an insect question? Ask it at the "Doctor Is In" bug booth at Briggs Hall from 9...
Zachary "Zach" Griebenow, a doctoral candidate in the Phil Ward lab, is ready to answer your questions about insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Brendon Boudinot of the Phil Ward lab staffed the Bug Doctor booth in 2019. Boudinot, who received his doctorate in 2020, is now an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart: Bugs, Boom, Bang!
Talk about alliteration! Bohart: Bugs, Boom, Bang! That's the theme of the Bohart Museum of...
Maggot Art at UC Davis Picnic Day: Just Me and My Maggot
Do you like to blend science with art, or is there a budding young artist in your family? Then you...
So many colors to choose from! A young artist working on his Maggot Art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hands reach for more maggots. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A work of art: Maggot Art being done at a UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
