Posts Tagged: roach races
Maggot Art at UC Davis Picnic Day: Just Me and My Maggot
Do you like to blend science with art, or is there a budding young artist in your family? Then you...
So many colors to choose from! A young artist working on his Maggot Art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hands reach for more maggots. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A work of art: Maggot Art being done at a UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's a Picnic Without Bugs?
What's a picnic without bugs? UC Davis entomologists--students, faculty, staff and emeriti--will...
Britanny Kohler, then a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, works the roach race track in this 2022 image. She is a UC Davis alumna and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kyle Eishoff, then of the UC Davis Entomology Club, makes sure the roaches stay in their place. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
One of the American cockroaches in a 2022 race tries to make a run for it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Run, Roaches, Run!
Folks will do just about anything to remove cockroaches from their homes, but when it comes to UC...
Kyle Elshoff of the UC Davis Entomology Club retrieves a winning roach. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Brittany Kohler checks to see which roach came in first. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ian Clark (foreground) works the crowd and the roaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Some roaches escape before they can be lined up to run. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Behind the Scenes: Danielle Rutkowski Coordinating Picnic Day Activities at Briggs Hall
Run, roaches run! Squirm, maggots, squirm! If you look behind the scenes of the entomological...
The making of a Maggot Art masterpiece: art is created by dipping maggots into non-toxic, water-based paint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors enjoy creating Maggot Art, suitable for framing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Run, roaches, run! Enthusiasm reigns supreme at the Roach Races. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)