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Everything's Coming Up Roses

Everything's coming up roses at the Bohart Museum of Entomology on the UC Davis campus. Roses? Make that rose-haired tarantulas. See, the Bohart not only houses some seven million insect specimens in its quarters in 1124 Academic Surge, but they have a few live ones, too. Such as Madagascar...

Nanase Nakanishi

NEW BROOCH--Nanase Nakanishi, a UC Davis student who plans to become a veterinarian, cares for this rose-haired tarantula at the Bohart Museum. It's one of the live insects in the museum, which houses more than seven million specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-Up

CLOSE-UP of the exquisite rose-haired taranatula, a native of Chile. It's known for its gentleness and is a favorite at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Praying Mantis

PRAYING MANTIS perches on Nanase Nakanishi's hand at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 5:41 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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Posts Tagged: rose-haired tarantula

Everything's Coming Up Roses

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