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The 13 Bugs of Christmas

Forget "The 12 Days of Christmas." It's "The 13 Bugs of Christmas." The UC Davis Department of Entomology came up with a song at its annual holiday...

GOLDEN BEE found her way into the lyrics of the UC Davis Department of Entomology's "The 13 Bugs of Christmas." The authors called attention to "five golden bees." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

More Precious Than Gold

Ever see a golden bee that takes your breath away? They're most likely Cordovans, a subspecies of the Italian race.  The one below is a...

(c) Kathy Keatley Garvey

BLOND HONEY BEE, of the Cordovan subspecies of the Italian race of honey bees, nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

(c) Kathy Keatley Garvey

SILVER WINGS of a Cordovan honey bee gleam in the sunlight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

(c) Kathy Keatley Garvey

THE COLORS of honey bees are like the colors of autumn leaves on a liquidambar tree: different but much the same. We are all leaves on the same tree. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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