Bug Squad

A daily (M-F) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008 and about the wonderful world of insects and those who study them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A screen shot of Art Shapiro's butterfly site at http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/

Art Shapiro: One Moth, One Butterfly

January 6, 2022
The New Year is less than a week old, and Lepidoptera (aka Lep) species are scarce. Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology, has spotted only one moth and one butterfly since Wednesday, Jan. 5.
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An Argentine ant climbs up a spoon laden with honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ants: 'The Little Things That Run the World'

January 4, 2022
The recent death of "Ant Man" E. O. Wilson brings back memories of a family-friendly seminar on ants that UC Davis Professor Phil Ward presented Feb. 20, 2021 during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day/Month.
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