
Bug Blog
Fly by Day

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey loves flies. So, every chance I get, I shoot an image for him. Many of the images wind up in his classroom PowerPoint presentations. "Keep...
Pretty in Pink?
Close-up
The Calamity of CCD

Colony collapse disorder (CCD), the mysterious phenomonen characterized by honey bees abandoning their hives, is still with is, and the cause is still mysterious. Over the past three years...
Busy Bees
Abandoned Hive
To Catch a Carpenter Bee

To catch a carpenter bee... The carpenter bees (Xylocopa tabaniformis) that nectar the sage, lavender, catmint and coral bells in our bee friendly garden move fast. How fast? As fast as a buzz....
Caught in Flight
Head in the Blossom
Victory in the Garden

If you like squash, you have a bee to thank. Without bees, no pollination. Without pollination, no squash. Honey bees in California pollinate some 100 agricultural crops, including fruits, nuts and...
Carpenter Bee and Honey Bee
Covered in Pollen
The Face of Darwin

Look closely at Charles Darwin's ceramic face. You'll see selections from his secret notebooks and images of organisms that most influenced his scientific studies. His beard is peppered with moths....
The Face of Darwin
Faces Behind the Face