Posts Tagged: silk
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October is tarantula season in the foothills! Male tarantulas of the species Aphonopelma iodius are...
Learning How Efficiently Spiders Capture Their Prey
A little yarn, a little glue and a little confetti--and attendees at the recent "Eight-Legged...
Entomologist Fran Keller, a professor at Folsom Lake College, demonstrates sticky and non-sticky spider silk with participants at the June 25th open house in the UC Davis Academic Surge Building. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Fran Keller assists a participant at the American Arachnological Society station on sticky vs. non-sticky silk. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A participant combs yarn as part of the hands-on activity in the sticky vs. non-sticky spider silk station. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A participant strings yarn across the confetti to see if it sticks. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Moth's Nighttime Visit Turns Into Remembrances of Alice--and an Educational Video
Picture this: A Polyphemus silk moth, Antheraea polyphemus, flutters into the...
This image, taken May 2, shows the larva of the Polyphemus silk moth, Antheraea polyphemus. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
On May 9, the caterpillar of the Polyphemus silk moth, Antheraea polyphemus, looked like this. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
A beautiful Polyphemus silk moth, Antheraea polyphemus, eclosed on June 20. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)
See Silkworm Moths and Silk at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Open House
If you own a silk shirt or blouse, a silk tablecloth, or a silk handkerchief, you may not have...
The Tussah silk moth, Antheraca pernyi, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tussah silk is displayed at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The exhibit features a hand-woven tablecloth and a handkerchief. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
People with mulberry trees can relate to this display in the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Moth Night at Bohart Museum of Entomology on Saturday, Aug. 3
Ready to celebrate Moth Night? The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host its annual Moth...
"Moth Man" and Bohart Museum associate John DeBenedictis (right) greets Moth Night visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's 2018 event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Atlas moth specimens will be shown at the Bohart Museum on Moth Day. The Atlas moth is found in the rainsforests of Asia. One of the largest moths in the world, it has a wingspan that can measure 10 to 11 inches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This was the first scarab beetle to arrive at the Bohart Museum's blacklighting last year. It's a Polyphylla sp. or lined June beetle, as identified by beetle expert Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College. She received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepitopdera (moths and butterflies) section at the Bohart Museum, talks to visitors during Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)