Posts Tagged: tardigrades

Tardigrades Aren't Microscopic Any More

Tardigrades, also known as the water bears, are microscopic animals but they're not microscopic any more! They're featured prominently on the...

Charlotte Herbert Alberts, an entomology doctoral student. The Bohart has its own bear "water bear" flag! (Photo by Fran Keller)

This is the back of the tardigrade hoodie, "The Bohart Republic" water bear flag. It's available in the gift shop at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The art, reminiscent of the California Bear Flag, is by Charlotte Herbert Alberts, an entomology doctoral student. The Bohart has its own bear "water bear" flag! (Photo by Fran Keller)

The California Bear Flag features a grizzly bear, while the Bohart Republic flag features another bear, a water bear. The California State Legislature adopted the official version of the Bear Flag in 1911 in a law signed by then Gov. Hiram Johnson in 1911.

The California Bear Flag features a grizzly bear, while the Bohart Republic flag features another bear, a water bear. The California State Legislature adopted the official version of the Bear Flag in 1911 in a law signed by then Gov. Hiram Johnson in 1911.

The Professors: Fran Keller, assistant professor at Folsom Lake College, and Jason Bond, Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair in Insect Systematics in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, are surrounded by hooded sweatshirts available for sale at the Bohart Museum. Keller, who holds a doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, designed the hoodies. Bond, a spider expert, will be presenting displays at the Bohart Museum's open house on March 9. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Professors: Fran Keller, assistant professor at Folsom Lake College, and Jason Bond, Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair in Insect Systematics in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, are surrounded by hooded sweatshirts available for sale at the Bohart Museum. Keller, who holds a doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, designed the hoodies. Bond, a spider expert, will be presenting displays at the Bohart Museum's open house on March 9.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Can You Bear It? Plush Water Bears Are All the Rage at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

Move over, teddy bears! There's a new bear in town. Stuiffed toy animals resembling tardigrades, aka "water bears," are all the rage at the Bohart...

UC Davis student and Bohart associate Emma Cluff holds a plush water bear from the Bohart Museum's gift shop. It costs about $30, plus tax, will all proceeds to finance educational programs at the Bohart. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis student and Bohart associate Emma Cluff holds a plush water bear from the Bohart Museum's gift shop. It costs about $30, plus tax, will all proceeds to finance educational programs at the Bohart. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's not to love about a water bear? UC Davis student and Bohart associate Emma Cluff hugs the stuffed toy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's not to love about a water bear? UC Davis student and Bohart associate Emma Cluff hugs the stuffed toy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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