Glow-in-the-dark organisms? Art made of fungus? Tales about insects? That will all take place at Organism, an art show fusing art, science and technology, including insect art by young entomologists on the University of California, Davis campus The date: Tuesday night, Dec. 11.
What a great line-up of speakers! The new year hasn't begun, but already assistant professors Joanna Chiu and Brian Johnson are gearing up for the UC Davis Department of Entomology's winter seminar series, set Jan. 9-March 13. All seminars will take place on Wednesdays from 12:10 to 1 p.m.
Those of us addicted to photographing honey bees hate it when the cold, rainy California weather settles in. December and January are the worst for capturing images of bees outside their hives.
Wouldn't you know it, the Argentine ant is among the last to go. Nature's Gallery, a ceramic mosaic mural installed in the UC Davis Arboretum's Ruth Risdon Storer Garden, is gathering lots of visitors--and lots of donors.
It's no secret that Bruce Hammock, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, loves the water. Well, there's white-water kayaking for one. And, two, his water balloon battles.
