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Insect and Arachnid-Inspired T-Shirts Are All the Fashion

Love insects and arachnids? Members of the Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA)  of...

UC Davis doctoral students Iris Quayle (left) of the Jason Bond lab and Mia Lippey of the labs of UC Davis distinguished professor Jay Rosenheim and assistant professor Emily Meineke, show some of the EGSA T-shirts. Lippey serves as EGSA president, and Quayle as treasurer.

UC Davis doctoral students Iris Quayle (left) of the Jason Bond lab and Mia Lippey of the labs of UC Davis distinguished professor Jay Rosenheim and assistant professor Emily Meineke, show some of the EGSA T-shirts. Lippey serves as EGSA president, and Quayle as treasurer.

These are some of the T-shirts that EGSA sells as part of their year-around fundraising project.

These are some of the T-shirts that EGSA sells as part of their year-around fundraising project.

Bohart Museum of Entomology: Limited Hours During the Holiday Season

If you're planning to visit the Bohart Museum of Entomology on the University of Davis,...

Entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, shows visitors some of the specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, shows visitors some of the specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fran Keller, professor at Folsom Lake College and a Bohart Museum scientist, often staffs the Bohart gift shop. She received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, studying with Bohart director Lynn Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fran Keller, professor at Folsom Lake College and a Bohart Museum scientist, often staffs the Bohart gift shop. She received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, studying with Bohart director Lynn Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Stick insects, aka walking sticks, are a popular feature in the Bohart Museum's live "petting zoo." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Stick insects, aka walking sticks, are a popular feature in the Bohart Museum's live "petting zoo." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Holiday Season Brings Poisonous Plants into the Home

Originally posted on the UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog During the holiday season...

Holiday Tree Pests

If you're planning to get a holiday tree for your home, you may find unexpected guests have...

Insect-Themed Items! Bohart Museum Opens Virtual Gift Shop for Online Sales

If the year 2020 "bugged" you, you're not alone. It certainly did the insect museum,...

Bohart Museum associate Fran Keller, a professor at Folsom Lake College who holds a doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, helps customers at the Bohart gift shop in this pre-COVID-19 image. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum associate Fran Keller, a professor at Folsom Lake College who holds a doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, helps customers at the Bohart gift shop in this pre-COVID-19 image. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Senior museum scientist Steve Heydon checks out a t-shirt in the Bohart Museum gift shop; image taken prior to the COVID-19 precautions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Senior museum scientist Steve Heydon checks out a t-shirt in the Bohart Museum gift shop; image taken prior to the COVID-19 precautions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Children's books, including "The Story of the Dogface Butterfly (Fran Keller, Greg Kareofelas and Laine Bauer)" are shelved in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Children's books, including "The Story of the Dogface Butterfly (Fran Keller, Greg Kareofelas and Laine Bauer)" are shelved in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dragonflies may or may not bring good luck, but dragonfly t-shirts are a popular item in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop.

Dragonflies may or may not bring good luck, but dragonfly t-shirts are a popular item in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop.

UC Davis entomology doctoral student and artist Charlotte Herbert Alberts wearing a hoodie she designed that's available for sale in the Bohart Museum gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology doctoral student and artist Charlotte Herbert Alberts wearing a hoodie she designed that's available for sale in the Bohart Museum gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is the back of the hoodie that UC Davis doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts designed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is the back of the hoodie that UC Davis doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts designed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart associate Emma Cluff with a tardigrade (water bear) stuffed animal for sale in the Bohart Museum gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart associate Emma Cluff with a tardigrade (water bear) stuffed animal for sale in the Bohart Museum gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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