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The Ants and Butterflies of Gates Canyon: Quite the Ecosystem
Gates Canyon, located just outside the city of Vacaville, in Solano County, Calif., is quite the ecosystem. It's one of the habitats of the California state insect, the California dogface butterfly, Zerene eurydice, and its host plant, false indigo, Amorpha...
This is the species (Lasius nr. atopus) that inspired the initial stages of the UC Davis project. (Photo by Matthew Prebus)
This image of Gates Canyon Road, Vacaville, was taken Sept. 25, 2020, following the massive wildfire that swept through the canyon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gates Canyon Road is a paved county road, located just outside the city of Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Let's All Appreciate Ants! Don't Miss These Biodiversity Museum Programs
Let's take a moment to appreciate ants. You know you want to! Did you own--and treasure--an ant farm kit as a kid? Did you ever follow them as they hauled off crumbs from your picnic? Did you marvel at the load they could carry? “Ants are amazing because they're way more diverse than...
UC Davis professor Phil Ward looking for ants. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A winter ant, Prenolepis imparis, encounters a jumping spider on an almond tree on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
