Posts Tagged: Lohit Garikipati
Shall We Prey? Mantises Are Totally Fascinating
Bring on the praying mantises! An enthusiastic crowd is expected at the Bohart Museum of...
A backlit praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, reigns supreme on a yellow zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis strikes a familiar pose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
No more pictures! The Stagmomantis limbata crawls down the zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, claims a different view of the world. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum to Host Open House on Praying Mantises
How much do you know about praying mantises? The Bohart Museum of Entomology is hosting...
A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, strikes a pose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Green Legs and Bam!
Have you ever seen a green-legged praying mantis on a green leaf? Praying mantis expert...
Green legs of this male praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, are camouflaged in this patch of African blue basil. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Find the Praying Mantis in the African Blue Basil
Honey bees absolutely love African blue basil. If there ever were a "bee magnet," this plant is...
In this image, you can see two bees on the African blue basil. But can you find the praying mantis? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oh, there you are, praying mantis! Enjoying a little sunshine, hmm? This one is a male subadult male Stagmomantis limbata, as identified by mantis expert Lohit Garikipati, a UC Davis alumnus now studying for his master's degree at Towson (Maryland) University. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying Mantis Scientist's Trip to Belize: Memories, Mantids and The Makings of a Publication
When praying mantis scientist Lohitashwa “Lohit” Garikipati, a 2019 entomology graduate...
Praying mantis scientists Lohit Garikipati (right) traveling with friend and colleague Brian Fridie, an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, Gainesville. (Photo by Fran Keller, Bioblitz leader)
Participants in the Bohart Museum Bioblitz to Belize pose for a photo at the Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, El Castillo, in San Ignacio, in 2019. Praying mantis scientist Lohit Garikipati is second from right, middle row. Tour leader Fran Keller, professor at Folsom Lake College, is in the front row, second from right. UC Davis professor Jason Bond is in middle row, third from left. (Photo courtesy of Fran Keller)
This is one of the illustrations in the publication, “A Checklist of Mantodea of Belize, with a Regional Key to Species” in ZooKeys, co-authored by Lohit Garikipati and UC Davis professor Jason Bond. (Screen shot)
UC Davis professor Jason Bond and Folsom Lake College professor Fran Keller, Bohart Museum bioblitz leader, at Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society (T.R.E.E.S) Field Station and Research Center. (Photo courtesy of Fran Keller)