Bug Blog
Admiring the Red Admiral
One of the first butterflies we see in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden in midwinter is the Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta. Yes, this butterfly overwinters as an adult. It's...
A Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta, spreads its wings on a Roldana aschenborniana (Golden Light Senecio) on March 9 in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Red Admiral prepares to take flight over a Roldana aschenborniana (Golden Light Senecio) in the Storer Garden, UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sol Wantz Sheds Light on Jerusalem Crickets and Other Insects
Those Jerusalem crickets aren't as scary as some folks imagine them to be. UC Davis third-year entomology student Sol Wantz, an intern at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, ...
UC Davis student entomologist Sol Wantz begins her presentation on "Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids" at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Jerusalem cricket can reach 2.5 inches in length. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sol Wantz with her parents Adam Wantz and Patti-Leggett Wantz of Belmont, and UC Davis researcher Ernest Walker, a UC Davis alumnus (biology). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How Many Spiders Have You Saved Today?
It's National Save-a-Spider Day. I did not save a spider today. I did not save one yesterday, either. Or the day before. That's because I did not see any that needed saving. I frequently see them...
A redfemured spotted orbweaver, Neoscona domiciliorum, visiting a pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A jumping spider eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Students Video Their Impressions of Emeriti Presentations
What a great idea! When UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology organized and hosted an emeriti celebration honoring...
A male monarch butterfly nectaring on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Still Time to Register for the Wetlands Symposium on Sunday, March 17
There's still time to register to attend the symposium, “Tule and Cattail: A Tale of the Marsh Economy and Its Role in Human Health and Wellbeing,” set for 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday,...
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