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An Afternoon in the Lepidoptera Collection
What's his number? 2,530. That's how many specimen drawers that Jeff Smith, volunteer curator...
Jeff Smith (foreground), curator of the Bohart Museum of Entomology's global Lepidoptera, chats with guests. In back is Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jeff Smith (foreground), curator of the Lepidoptera collection, holds the rapt attention of three retirees: Susan Knadle (left) and her husband Chuck Salocks of Davis and Carrye Cooper of Redondo Beach. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum associate Greg Kareofelas with two UC Davis students: Emily Anne Richter (left), a chemistry major, and Lalinna Naini, majoring in environmental toxicology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum associate Greg Kareofelas shows butterfly specimens to UC Davis students: Emily Anne Richter (right), a chemistry major, and Lalinna Naini, majoring in environmental toxicology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology major Oliver Smith, the greeter at the Lepidoptera collection, thanks two guests for attending. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum Welcomes You to Next Open House
You can meet the scientists, examine the collections, look through microscopes, hold walking...
UC Davis entomology major Kaitai Liu chats with budding entomologist Eden Jett of Berkeley as she holds a walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An Introduction to Dragonflies and Spiders
Predators employ a diversity of behavioral and morphological adaptations to successfully capture...
Doctoral candidate Christofer Brothers explains how a dragonfly catches prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Doctoral candidate Christofer Brothers fielding questions about dragonflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim answers a question about spiders. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Placerville residents Sullivan Lowe, 6, and his father, Ron Lowe watch as UC Davis doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim fluoresces a tarantula with ultraviolet (UV) light. Sullivan is holding a plastic spider that Jochim gave him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Intricate Craft of Making a Spider Web
If you've ever closely examined a spider web, you know how incredible they are. But if you...
Tabatha Yang (left) the Bohart Museum of Entomology's education and outreach coordinator, with UC Davis student and Bohart intern, Jasmine Chow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Isaiah Sahakian Frenz, 6, of Davis, listens closely to the instructions on how to make a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Isaiah Sahakian Frenz, 6, begins working on a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Isaiah Sahakian Frenz stretches the yarn. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Isaiah Sahakian Frenz and his brother, Levon Sahakian Frenz, mastering the art of making a colorful spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the hands of Levon Sahakian Frenz working the yarn. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Don't Miss Bohart Museum Open House on Nov. 2
You won't want to miss the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Saturday, Nov....
A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Chilean rose-haired tarantula, Grammostola porteri, on a Bohart Museum of Entomology t-shirt. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A white-lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)