@bugsrule
Writes daily Bug Squad blog on UC ANR website at https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/. Works at UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. Journalist, longtime newspaper editor, insect photographer. A kitten named “Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout” owns me.
Nazzy Pakpour
Nazzy Pakpour, co-founder and chief executive officer of Yeast Bay Bio, will present a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on "Curiosity Made the Scientist" at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 11 in 122 Briggs Hall.
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Mural on garden shed at UC Davis Bee Haven features native bees
UC Davis Bee Haven is home to native bees, too!
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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock
Save the date: A celebration of life for UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock will take place Oct. 10. Further details to be announced.
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Flameskimmer dragonfly
Western tiger swallowtail
Bombus vosnesenskii
What makes you happy?
The tree will win
Is it spring yet? This is a close-up of strawberry seeds (Canon MPE-65mm lens)
Crab apple tree blooming in Alamo Creek Park, Vacaville
Crab apple tree blooming in Alamo Creek Park, Vacaville
Crab apple tree blooming in Alamo Creek Park, Vacaville
Tree pushing out fence
A tree and a fence battling for territory.
UC Davis Bee Haven
Samantha Murray
Leafcutter bee by Kathy Keatley Garvey
You, too, can plant a pollinator garden. UC Davis Bee Haven’s education and garden coordinator Samantha “Sam” Murray presents talk at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.
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Kitty covering her eyes
Kitty does not believe anything he said
Rainbows and starburst and tree
Caption this
No other critters drink when the hawks are hogging the birdbath!
Three Cooper’s hawks in our birdbath. Love hawks!
We are proud of the Women’s U.S. Hockey Team! They refused a White House visit after being denigrated by 47.
Can you blame them?
Lady beetles mating
Gulf Fritillaries mating
Praying mantises mating
Take Two…
The Kitty.
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Diane Ullman applying finishing touches on mural
A sneak peek before the unveiling and celebration of UC Davis murals!
3 p.m. Saturday, Feb.21 behind UC Davis Arboretum Plant Nursery. It’s during the 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day
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Bees to share spotlight at 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 21
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Joy. Just joy. Monarchs on Tithonia
Don’t miss the 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 21. 12 museums or collections will be open. A free and family friendly event, a Super Science Day, where you can talk one-on-one with the scientists. Download a map on website
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Cooper’s Hawk in our birdbath. It’s MY birdbath and I’m not SHARING!
Grand opening of UC Davis mural project at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 at UC Davis Arboretum Nursery
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Male Valley carpenter bee
Female valley carpenter bee
Sexual dimorphism. The Valley carpenter bee! Xylocopa sonorina
Lady beetles mating
#Bug people don't hand out little candy #hearts on Valentine's Day. They post photos of bugs "keeping busy." bit.ly/1jkmtA5
Looking for a mouse
What? Well, she tried
Newly installed UC Davis mural
Grand opening and celebration of newly installed UC Davis murals on Feb. 21. You’re invited!
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Waiting for the master
Monarch nectaring on Tithonia
Blue sky, monarch, Tithonia. What could be better?
Bee in flight
Mark your calendars, Feb. 21. 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. Free and family friendly
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Dandelion
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”