Posts Tagged: monarchs

Poison Dart Frogs, Robber Flies, Monarchs at Bohart Museum Open House

Ever seen a live poison dart frog? If you've been to Central or South America, you may have. Or you may have seen one at a zoo. But if you attend...

Poison dart frogs are found in Central and Southern America. This is an image shared by UC Davis neurobiologist-behaviorist Eva Fischer who researches them.

Poison dart frogs are found in Central and Southern America. This is an image shared by UC Davis neurobiologist-behaviorist Eva Fischer who researches them.

Bohart Museum Welcomes You to Next Open House

You can meet the scientists, examine the collections, look through microscopes, hold walking sticks, and participate in a family arts-and-crafts...

UC Davis entomology major Kaitai Liu chats with budding entomologist Eden Jett of Berkeley as she holds a walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology major Kaitai Liu chats with budding entomologist Eden Jett of Berkeley as she holds a walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Good News on the Monarch Front

Good news on the monarch front.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened...

A monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This monarch chrysalis formed on a bird feeder in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This monarch chrysalis formed on a bird feeder in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female monarch foraging in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female monarch foraging in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Not Good News on the Monarch Front

The dwindling number of monarchs overwintering along the California coast is of great concern.  This just in from entomologist and migratory...

Overwintering monarchs clustering in an 80-foot-high eucalyptus tree at the Natural Bridges State Park butterfly sanctuary, Santa Cruz on Dec. 30, 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Overwintering monarchs clustering in an 80-foot-high eucalyptus tree at the Natural Bridges State Park butterfly sanctuary, Santa Cruz on Dec. 30, 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's a Group of Butterflies Called?

What's a group of butterflies called? A kaleidoscope, swarm, or rabble. If you've ever had a kaleidoscope in your childhood and admired the...

Migratory monarchs in a Vacaville pollinator garden filled with Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifola). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Migratory monarchs in a Vacaville pollinator garden filled with Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifola). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Migratory monarchs in flight over a patch of Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifola) in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Migratory monarchs in flight over a patch of Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia rotundifola) in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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