Posts Tagged: Jill Oberski

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski: A Dream Come True

Picture this. Jill Oberski is in the third grade, stretched out on the classroom floor reading her "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America."  Another insect publication is within reach. Fast forward to today: she's...

This is an illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar on pyramid ants.

This is an illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar on pyramid ants.

"Dr. Jill" (Oberski) answers ant questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Dr. Jill" (Oberski) answers ant questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski of Phil Ward Lab to Present Exit Seminar on June 7

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski, who just completed her doctoral dissertation, mentored by major professor Phil Ward, ant specialist and professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her exit seminar on "Phylogenetics and...

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on ants, held May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on ants, held May 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar.

An illustration from Jill Oberski's exit seminar.

Insects have fascinated Jill Oberski since childhood. In this image, taken in her third-grade classroom, she is reading her book, "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America." Another insect publication is within close reach.

Insects have fascinated Jill Oberski since childhood. In this image, taken in her third-grade classroom, she is reading her book, "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America." Another insect publication is within close reach.

Colony of Red Ants Roams the Bohart Museum of Entomology

A colony of red ants recently roamed the Bohart Museum of Entomology. They really weren't red ants, but children wearing ant headgear, created during the family arts-and-crafts activity at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on...

UC Davis first-year entomology student Kat Taylor (in ant headgear) staffed the arts-and-crafts table at the Bohart Museum open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis first-year entomology student Kat Taylor (in ant headgear) staffed the arts-and-crafts table at the Bohart Museum open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Five-year-old twins Lucas and Logan Cheuk of Woodland created these striking hats. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Five-year-old twins Lucas and Logan Cheuk of Woodland created these striking hats. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Esmeralda Myhre, 2, works on her art project. Her mother, Morgan Myhre, is a UC Davis senior majoring in entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Esmeralda Myhre, 2, works on her art project. Her mother, Morgan Myhre, is a UC Davis senior majoring in entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis senior entomology major Morgan Myrhe adjusts the ant headgear on her son, Galileo, 5, while her daughter, Esmeralda, 2, watches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis senior entomology major Morgan Myrhe adjusts the ant headgear on her son, Galileo, 5, while her daughter, Esmeralda, 2, watches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis senior entomology major Morgan Myhre shows her daughter, Esmeralda, 2, some of the Bohart Museum's insect/spider tenants. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis senior entomology major Morgan Myhre shows her daughter, Esmeralda, 2, some of the Bohart Museum's insect/spider tenants. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Open House: Fielding Questions About Ants

Visitors at the recent Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on ants learned all about what myrmecologist Phil Ward, UC Davis professor of entomology, calls "our friends, the ants." The three-hour open house included displays of live...

UC Davis professor Phil Ward and lab member Jill Oberski, greet guests at the Bohart Museum open house. In the center is a display on "Ants as Farmers." In back are Bohart collections manager Brennen Dyer (left) conversing with Alex Francis, a freshman at Heritage High School, Brentwood. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis professor Phil Ward and lab member Jill Oberski, greet guests at the Bohart Museum open house. In the center is a display on "Ants as Farmers." In back are Bohart collections manager Brennen Dyer (left) conversing with Alex Francis, a freshman at Heritage High School, Brentwood. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Answering questions at the Bohart open house are UC Davis professor Phil Ward and lab member Jill Oberski, newly minted PhD. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Answering questions at the Bohart open house are UC Davis professor Phil Ward and lab member Jill Oberski, newly minted PhD. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Twins Lucas (left) and Logan Cheuk, 5, of Woodland are eager to learn about ants from myrmecologist Jill Oberski. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Twins Lucas (left) and Logan Cheuk, 5, of Woodland are eager to learn about ants from myrmecologist Jill Oberski. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

After learning about ants, twins Lucas (left) and Logan Cheuk, 5, of Woodland check out a black widow spider at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

After learning about ants, twins Lucas (left) and Logan Cheuk, 5, of Woodland check out a black widow spider at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Newly minted PhD Zachary Griebenow answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology about his research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Newly minted PhD Zachary Griebenow answers questions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology about his research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Zachary Griebenow, who just received his doctorate, talks about ant diversity to an attendee at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Zachary Griebenow, who just received his doctorate, talks about ant diversity to an attendee at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myrmecologist Zachary Griebenow (pictured), surrounded by books and posters about ants, responds to a question. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Myrmecologist Zachary Griebenow (pictured), surrounded by books and posters about ants, responds to a question. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees Are Your Buddies; Ants Are Your Friends

If bees are your buddies, ants ought to be your friends, right? Right.  They belong to the same order, Hymenoptera, but some folks insist that ants don't belong in your life.  Oh, but they do! Find out why at...

These are carpenter ants, Camponotus semitestaceus, as identified by UC Davis 2020 alumnus and ant researcher Brendon Boudinot, an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Photo taken in Vacaville, Calif. by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These are carpenter ants, Camponotus semitestaceus, as identified by UC Davis 2020 alumnus and ant researcher Brendon Boudinot, an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Photo taken in Vacaville, Calif. by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Phil Ward lab members are ready to answer your questions about ants. From left are Jill Oberski and Zach Griebenow, both doctoral candidates, and third-year doctoral student Ziv Lieberman. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Phil Ward lab members are ready to answer your questions about ants. From left are Jill Oberski and Zach Griebenow, both doctoral candidates, and third-year doctoral student Ziv Lieberman. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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