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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 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)

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)

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)

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 drying on a bulletin board in Briggs Hall, UC Davis campus. Soon they will be ready to take home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Something 'Bugging' You? Ask the Bug Doctors

Do you have an insect question? Ask it at the "Doctor Is In" bug booth at Briggs Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 15 during the...

Zachary "Zach" Griebenow, a doctoral candidate in the Phil Ward lab, is ready to answer your questions about insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Zachary "Zach" Griebenow, a doctoral candidate in the Phil Ward lab, is ready to answer your questions about insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Brendon Boudinot of the Phil Ward lab staffed the Bug Doctor booth in 2019. Boudinot, who received his doctorate in 2020, is now an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Brendon Boudinot of the Phil Ward lab staffed the Bug Doctor booth in 2019. Boudinot, who received his doctorate in 2020, is now an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart: Bugs, Boom, Bang!

Talk about alliteration! Bohart: Bugs, Boom, Bang! That's the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house when the scientists and...

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

One of the American cockroaches in a 2022 race tries to make a run for it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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