Posts Tagged: Andrea Lucky

You, Too, Can Be a Scientist!

You don't have to be a citizen to be a "citizen scientist," and you don't have to be a scientist to be a citizen. But "citizen scientist" is a catchy term, all the same. Basically, it's the public engagement in scientific research...

Formica moki, a native ant, frequents Yolo County gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Formica moki, a native ant, frequents Yolo County gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee and a velvety tree ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee and a velvety tree ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Book You Can't Refuse

If you want to learn more about ants, especially those in New York City, then here's a newly published book you can't refuse. And it's not only a book you can't refuse, but you can reuse over and over again. It's that fascinating. "Dr. Eleanor's...

Ants by Alexander Wild.

Ants by Alexander Wild.

The Bee and the Ant

Lavender. Honey bees love it.  We watched a honey bee foraging on lavender blossoms last weekend, when an ant appeared on the scene. The ant? A worker of Liometopum occidentale (velvety tree ant), according to ant specialist Phil Ward,...

A honey bee encounters a velvety tree ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee encounters a velvety tree ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Velvety tree ant touches the antennae of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Velvety tree ant touches the antennae of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The School of Ants

You like ants, right? Of course you do. But probably not as much as Andrea Lucky, the "Queen of  Ants." (Or as much as Phil Ward, her major professor at UC Davis or Alex Wild, the Illinois-based biologist and insect photographer who also studied with...

Close-up of aphids and ants at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis. This is a Formica moki, a native ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of aphids and ants at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis.This is a Formica moki, a native ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Following the Trail of Ants

When the ants come marching in, Andrea Lucky will be right there. Ant specialist Andrea Lucky, who will receive her doctorate in entomology on June 10 from UC Davis, will speak on the evolutionary history of ants on Wednesday, May 12 in 122 Briggs, UC...

Andrea Lucky in New Guinea

ANDREA LUCKY (center) in New Guinea in September 2009 with her field team, on a Conservation International Rapid Assessment Project (RAP). She'll discuss her work at her May 12 presentation in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. The lecture is from 12:10 to 1 p.m. and will be webcast.

Collecting

ANDREA LUCKY collecting an ant-plant which is a tuber that is hollow inside, and often harbors ant colonies in the living tissues. This photo was taken in New Guinea.

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