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A B-Day Celebration for Robbin Thorp at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

It was "b-day" today at The Bohart Museum of Entomology in honor of longtime Bohart associate Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of...

Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, serves dessert at Robbin Thorp's birthday celebration while the distinguished emeritus professor reads the birthday wishes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, serves dessert at Robbin Thorp's birthday celebration while the distinguished emeritus professor reads the birthday wishes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts created the longhorned bees on Robbin Thorp's card--putting bees in the "double b's of his name. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts created the longhorned bees on Robbin Thorp's card--putting bees in the "double b's of his name. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Robbin Thorp is the co-author of two books that line the gift shop of the Bohart Museum of Entomology: Bumble Bees of California: An Identification Guide (2014, Princeton University Press) and California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists (2014, Heyday Books). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Robbin Thorp is the co-author of two books that line the gift shop of the Bohart Museum of Entomology: Bumble Bees of California: An Identification Guide (2014, Princeton University Press) and California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists (2014, Heyday Books). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These Insects Thrive in the Extreme!

A mannequin in a firefighter turncoat pinned with fire beetles drew "oohs" and "aahs" at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house last Sunday...

Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and animal biology major Crystal Homicz look at the turncoat covered with pinned beetles. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and animal biology major Crystal Homicz look at the turncoat covered with pinned beetles. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors examined the Extreme Insects display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors examined the Extreme Insects display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Delsin Russell, 8, of Vacaville, wearing a T-shirt, "I Like Big Bugs; I Cannot Lie," asks a question of Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum. At right is Delsin's mother, Beth Russell, who related that Delsin wants to become an entomologist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Delsin Russell, 8, of Vacaville, wearing a T-shirt, "I Like Big Bugs; I Cannot Lie," asks a question of Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum. At right is Delsin's mother, Beth Russell, who related that Delsin wants to become an entomologist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Folsom residents Ravi Kahlon and her sons Rohan Jagadeesan, 6, and Raja Jagadeesan,3, discuss extreme insects with Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum. Ravi Kahlon is a 2001 graduate of UC Davis, majoring in philosophy.

Folsom residents Ravi Kahlon and her sons Rohan Jagadeesan, 6, and Raja Jagadeesan,3, discuss extreme insects with Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum. Ravi Kahlon is a 2001 graduate of UC Davis, majoring in philosophy.

Rohan Jagadeesan, 6, of Folsom, reads all about insects who thrive in a salty habitat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Rohan Jagadeesan, 6, of Folsom, reads all about insects who thrive in a salty habitat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis students Karissa Merritt (center) and Sara Guevara-Plunkett staffed the live "petting zoo." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis students Karissa Merritt (center) and Sara Guevara-Plunkett staffed the live "petting zoo." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Participating in the family craft activity are (from left) Vacaville residents Rinka Matsumiya, 5, Kate Irwin, 3, and Kate's brother, Thomas Irwin, 8. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Participating in the family craft activity are (from left) Vacaville residents Rinka Matsumiya, 5, Kate Irwin, 3, and Kate's brother, Thomas Irwin, 8. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Senior museum scientist Steve Heydon chats with a visitor about parasites. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Senior museum scientist Steve Heydon chats with a visitor about parasites. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How to Find a Praying Mantis

Do you know where your praying mantids are? Water a bush or a plant frequently visited by bees and other pollinators, and if they're in there,...

A male praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, emerges from a pomegranate bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, emerges from a pomegranate bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, strikes a pose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, strikes a pose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Noah Crockette: From an 11-Year-Old Bohart Intern to an 18-Year-Old Entomology Student at Cornell

“Go as far as you can [young scientists]. The world needs you badly.”—E.O Wilson. That sign greets visitors to the Bohart Museum...

Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shares a laugh with Noah Crockette, now an entomology major at Cornell. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shares a laugh with Noah Crockette, now an entomology major at Cornell. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Cornell alumni Emily Bick (left) and Tabatha Yang serenade Noah Crockette as he cuts his cake at the Bohart Museum's going-away party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Cornell alumni Emily Bick (left) and Tabatha Yang serenade Noah Crockette as he cuts his cake at the Bohart Museum's going-away party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Noah Crockette stands by a wall-mounted computer screen with an image of him at age 14. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Noah Crockette stands by a wall-mounted computer screen with an image of him at age 14. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart associates watch while Noah Crockette cuts the cake. At left are students Parras McGrath, Lohit Garikipati, and Minsu Kang. At right is Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart associates watch while Noah Crockette cuts the cake. At left are students Parras McGrath, Lohit Garikipati, and Minsu Kang. At right is Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology. (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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