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Posts Tagged: maggot art
The Art of Maggot Art
They came, they saw, they participated. Youngsters--and the young at heart--headed over to Briggs Hall during the 109th annual campuswide UC Davis...
UC Davis entomologists, first-year doctoral students Abigail Lehner (front) of the Neal Williams lab, and Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab, staff the Maggot Art table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis doctoral student Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab supervises the Maggot Art project, as young artists dip maggots into water-based, non-toxic paint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Watson Owens, 2, of Carmichael, watches a maggot crawl on his Maggot Art project. His father, Sean Owens, is a UC Davis alumnus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Winter Owens, 5, of Carmichael, displays her Maggot Art masterpiece. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Maggot Art drying on a bulletin board in Briggs Hall, UC Davis campus. Soon they will be ready to take home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Maggot Art at UC Davis Picnic Day: Just Me and My Maggot
Do you like to blend science with art, or is there a budding young artist in your family? Then you may want to create Maggot Art, a hands-on...
So many colors to choose from! A young artist working on his Maggot Art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hands reach for more maggots. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A work of art: Maggot Art being done at a UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's a Picnic Without Bugs?
What's a picnic without bugs? UC Davis entomologists--students, faculty, staff and emeriti--will set up educational and entertaining displays at the...
Britanny Kohler, then a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, works the roach race track in this 2022 image. She is a UC Davis alumna and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kyle Eishoff, then of the UC Davis Entomology Club, makes sure the roaches stay in their place. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
One of the American cockroaches in a 2022 race tries to make a run for it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Maggot Art: Blending Art with Science
If you or your favorite child, grandchild or neighbor created Maggot Art at the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 23, chances are...
UC Davis alumnus Angie Velazquez of Los Angeles assists her son, Hudson Carr, 4, in his first Maggot Art project. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hudson Carr, 4, gets some helpful tips from his mother, UC Davis alumnus Angie Velazquez of Los Angeles. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wells of non-toxic, water-based paint await the Maggot Art artists. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis undergraduate student Summer Calvache (left) and graduate student Elizabeth Slagboon assist the young artists. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Maggot Art drying on a bulletin board. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bugs at Briggs: A Banner Day on April 13
It just wouldn't be a picnic without bugs. Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will turn into a bugfest...
Have roach, will race! Don't miss the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Youngsters, as well as adults, delight in watching the cockroach races. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This youngster gives it his all at the maggot art table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Graduate student Jackson Audley of the Steve Seybold lab offers a taste of honey at the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Forensic entomologist Bob Kimsey portrays "Dr. Death" at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Picnic Day offers a lot of photo opportunities. Here Alex Nguyen, an entomology graduate, focuses on the "Entomology Band" at last year's Picnic Day. The band will not be performing this year, but photographers can find plenty of other subjects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
