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'Mantis on a Stick' Proves Popular at Bohart Museum of Entomology Open House
You've heard of hot dogs on a stick, s'mores on a stick, and maybe shrimp or lime pie on a stick,...
Soraya Qaqunah, 4, of Davis considers what crayons to use to make her "Mantis on a Stick." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Soraya Qaqunah begins the process of creating her "Mantis on a Stick." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Soraya Qaqunah begins to color the eyes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The finished product! Soraya Qaqunah holds up her Mantis on a Stick and is ready to take it home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Julietta Millsop, 3, shows her Mantis on a Stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum intern Melody Ruiz, co-coordinator of the Bohart's arts and crafts activities, shows her Mantis on a Stick creations with Maya Lee, 4, of Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Will You See at Bohart Museum Open House
What will you see at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday, July...
A youth checks out the moth displays during a recent Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, answers questions from the crowd at a recent Bohart Museum Moth Night open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Moths and other night-flying insects are drawn to a white sheet illuminated by an ultraviolet light. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Where to Meet Some Lepidopterists and Dipterists--and Learn About Mosquitoes!
Moths will grab the spotlight at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Saturday, July 22...
A white-lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Moths, Microscopes and Insect Scientists: They All Go Together at Bohart Museum Open House
Moths, a magnificent microscope (scanning electron microscope) and friendly scientists--what could...
Moth Night at the Bohart Museum is fun and educational. Here two youngsters learn the differences between moths and butterflies at last year's event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology graduate student Jessica Gillung answers questions at the 2016 Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This way to the petting zoo! UC Davis entomology undergraduate student Wade Spencer talks about the Madagascar hissing cockroaches, walking sticks and tarantulas at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flies, Maggots and Forensic Entomologists at Bohart Museum on Sunday, July 9
Do you know the importance of maggots? Have you ever wanted to talk to a forensic entomologist?...
A male flesh fly (Sarcophagidae) "very likely genus Sarcophaga," according to senior insect biosystematist Martin Hauser of of the Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch, California Department of Food and Agriculture. Photo taken on a nectarine plant in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey collecting flies on Alcatraz Island for a research project. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Maggot art is created by dipping a maggot in non-toxic, water-based paint and letting it crawl on canvas (paper). This is a popular activity at the campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
