Posts Tagged: Bohart Museum of Entomology.

Pass the Crickets, Please!

"Crickets, anyone? Free sample!"  Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, sits at a table at a Bohart open house and points to a line of small paper cups, each containing three...

Postdoctoral research scientist James Starrett, of the arachnology lab of Professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, gets ready to eat a crickette. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Postdoctoral research scientist James Starrett, of the arachnology lab of Professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, gets ready to eat a crickette. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Down the hatch! UC Davis research scientist and arachnoogist James Starrett enjoying a crickette. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Down the hatch! UC Davis research scientist and arachnoogist James Starrett enjoying a crickette. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis student Nia Rhodes, an atmospheric science major, stopped by the cricket booth with her mother, Elizabeth Rhodes of Los Angeles, who is wearing a "UC Davis Mama" shirt. It was Davis Parent and Family Weekend. In the foreground is Tabatha Yang, the Bohart Museum's education and outreach coordinator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis student Nia Rhodes, an atmospheric science major, stopped by the cricket booth with her mother, Elizabeth Rhodes of Los Angeles, who is wearing a "UC Davis Mama" shirt. It was Davis Parent and Family Weekend. In the foreground is Tabatha Yang, the Bohart Museum's education and outreach coordinator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An Introduction to Dragonflies and Spiders

Predators employ a diversity of behavioral and morphological adaptations to successfully capture their insect prey, UC Davis doctoral candidates Christofer Brothers and Emma “Em” Jochim told the crowd at the Bohart Museum of...

Doctoral candidate Christofer Brothers explains how a dragonfly catches prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral candidate Christofer Brothers explains how a dragonfly catches prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral candidate Christofer Brothers fielding questions about dragonflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral candidate Christofer Brothers fielding questions about dragonflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim answers a question about spiders. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim answers a question about spiders. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Placerville residents Sullivan Lowe, 6, and his father, Ron Lowe watch as UC Davis doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim fluoresces a tarantula with ultraviolet (UV) light. Sullivan is holding a plastic spider that Jochim gave him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Placerville residents Sullivan Lowe, 6, and his father, Ron Lowe watch as UC Davis doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim fluoresces a tarantula with ultraviolet (UV) light. Sullivan is holding a plastic spider that Jochim gave him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Intricate Craft of Making a Spider Web

If you've ever closely examined a spider web, you know how incredible they are. But if you attended the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house last Saturday, you could make a spider web--using chopsticks and colorful yarn. That was the family...

Tabatha Yang (left) the Bohart Museum of Entomology's education and outreach coordinator, with UC Davis student and Bohart intern, Jasmine Chow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tabatha Yang (left) the Bohart Museum of Entomology's education and outreach coordinator, with UC Davis student and Bohart intern, Jasmine Chow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz, 6, of Davis, listens closely to the instructions on how to make a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz, 6, of Davis, listens closely to the instructions on how to make a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz, 6, begins working on a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz, 6, begins working on a spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz stretches the yarn. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz stretches the yarn. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz and his brother, Levon Sahakian Frenz, mastering the art of making a colorful spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Isaiah Sahakian Frenz and his brother, Levon Sahakian Frenz, mastering the art of making a colorful spider web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of the hands of Levon Sahakian Frenz working the yarn. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of the hands of Levon Sahakian Frenz working the yarn. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Butterflies, Spiders and 'Doc' Bohart

Butterflies fluttered in, spiders jumped or crawled in, and "Doc" Bohart, holding "Beau," strolled in. That was the scene at the Bohart Museum Society's annual Halloween party, held at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC...

Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, strikes a pose as "Doc" Bohart at the Bohart Museum Society's Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, strikes a pose as "Doc" Bohart at the Bohart Museum Society's Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum and UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey (dressed as a spider), former Bohart Museum director, share a laugh. Bond is an arachnologist and Kimsey, a hymenopterist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum and UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey (dressed as a spider), former Bohart Museum director, share a laugh. Bond is an arachnologist and Kimsey, a hymenopterist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Faculty members and their wives enjoyed the Halloween party. From left are associate professor Geoffrey Attardo and wife, Meg; Kristine Bond; Professor Stephen (Fringy) Richards, and Professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Faculty members and their wives enjoyed the Halloween party. From left are associate professor Geoffrey Attardo and wife, Meg; Kristine Bond; Professor Stephen (Fringy) Richards, and Professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis alumnus and artist Francisco Basso dressed as a spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis alumnus and artist Francisco Basso dressed as a spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis retired faculty member Robert Kimsey, a forensic entomologist, wore his traditional ghillie suit as he served beverages. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis retired faculty member Robert Kimsey, a forensic entomologist, wore his traditional ghillie suit as he served beverages. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis alumnus Allen Chew created the invitation to the Bohart Museum Society Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis alumnus Allen Chew created the invitation to the Bohart Museum Society Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, former Bohart Museum director, and Professor Jason Bond, who suceeded her, cut the Bohart Museum Society cake. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)

UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, former Bohart Museum director, and Professor Jason Bond, who suceeded her, cut the Bohart Museum Society cake. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)

Got Legs? Eight of Them?

Got legs? Got eight legs? No, not eight unless you're a spider (arachnid). If you're human, you can seek out the Bohart Museum of Entomology's "Got Legs?" T-shirt of a trapdoor spider. Due to popular demand, the Bohart Museum gift shop is...

UC Davis student Jakob Lopez, a Bohart Museum employee, wearing the glow-in-the-dark trapdoor spider T-shirt. The cost is $22 plus tax for adult sizes and $18 plus tax for youth. Proceeds support the museum.

UC Davis student Jakob Lopez, a Bohart Museum employee, wearing the glow-in-the-dark trapdoor spider T-shirt. The cost is $22 plus tax for adult sizes and $18 plus tax for youth. Proceeds support the museum.

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