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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?

A FLY on a cactus flower: an almost ethereal image. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up

A FLY is the sum of its moving parts. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 5:31 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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

WORKER BEES keep the hive humming. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Abandoned Hive

A SINGLE ANTENNA pokes through a cell from an abandoned hive. Colony collapse disorder is characterized by the mysterious phenomenon of bees leaving the hive, never to return. They leave behind the queen and immature brood (eggs, larvae and pupae) and stored food. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:54 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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

CAUGHT IN FLIGHT, a male carpenter bee heads for the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Head in the Blossom

HEAD IN THE BLOSSOM, eyes alert, a carpenter bee nectars the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 5:16 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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

A CARPENTER BEE and a honey bee head for the same squash blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Covered in Pollen

COVERED IN POLLEN, a honey bee emerges from the squash blossom, victorious. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 6:09 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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

'THE FACE OF DARWIN,' a ceramic mosaic created in a freshman seminar at UC Davis in commemoration of Darwin's 200th birthday anniversary, shows the organisms he studied and the secret notes he harbored. (Photo courtesy of Diane Ullman)

Faces Behind the Face

UC DAVIS STUDENTS (from left) Angela Kaczmarczyk, Danielle Chavez and Ricardo Calles with "The Face of Darwin." They were among the students working on the project. (Photo courtesy of Diane Ullman)

Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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