Posts Tagged: specimens
A Welcoming Gift from the Bohart Museum to Atatürk University, Turkey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, is helping to spread the biodiversity of insects. Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and a distinguished professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, recently received a request for...
This is part of the Bohart Museum of Entomology collection that will be gifted to Atatürk University, Turkey. (Bohart Museum photo)
This is another image of the Bohart Museum of Entomology collection that will be gifted to Atatürk University, Turkey. (Bohart Museum photo)
Myths and Gifts
Myths and gifts... When the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts its open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23, the theme will be "Insect Myths." (Okay, and spider myths, too!) You'll learn about honey bee, ladybug, butterfly and spider myths at this family-oriented event, which is...
Robbin Thorp with two of the books he co-authored. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'The December Event' at the Bohart Museum of Entomology
They're calling it "The December Event." Because that's what it is. It's an event held in December, specifically Saturday, Dec. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. when the Bohart Museum of Entomology extends its weekday hours so folks can see the global insect collection, hold live critters from the "petting...
A Bohart Museum volunteer at work. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Madgascar hissing cockroaches are a popular attraction at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)