Posts Tagged: Ziad Khouri

Ziad Khouri: Zeroing in on Mammoth Wasps, the Scoliid Wasps

International doctoral student Ziad Khouri, who studies with major professor, UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, will share...

This specimen from the Bohart Museum of Entomology is a mammoth wasp, Trisciloa saussurei, a native of New Guinea. (Photo by Ziad Khouri)

This specimen from the Bohart Museum of Entomology is a mammoth wasp, Trisciloa saussurei, a native of New Guinea. (Photo by Ziad Khouri)

Ziad Khouri (far right) was a member of the UC Davis team that won the national Linnaean (now Entomology) Games at the 2015 Entomological Society of America meeting. With him (from left) are Jessica Gillung, Brendon Boudinot, and captain Ralph Washington Jr. (Photo by Matthew Chism)

Ziad Khouri (far right) was a member of the UC Davis team that won the national Linnaean (now Entomology) Games at the 2015 Entomological Society of America meeting. With him (from left) are Jessica Gillung, Brendon Boudinot, and captain Ralph Washington Jr. (Photo by Matthew Chism)

Shades of Shirley Temple, Maybe?

Shades of Shirley Temple, maybe? A curly haired tarantula at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis could have been named for...drum...

Exchanging a curly haired tarantula at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Exchanging a curly haired tarantula at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology graduate student Ziad Khouri (right) supervises a visitation with a curly haired tarantula. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology graduate student Ziad Khouri (right) supervises a visitation with a curly haired tarantula. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Getting Ready for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

Are you ready for a Super Day of Science? The University of California, Davis is preparing for its fifth annual Biodiversity Museum Day. Set from 9...

Tabatha Yang, public education coordinator at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, works with visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tabatha Yang, public education coordinator at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, works with visitors.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bugging the Bug Bowl Team

They answered all the questions correctly except one. And that one, they agreed, they should have known. Oops! Here's what happened: The "Bug Bowl"...

The national champs: Jessica Gillung, Brendon Boudinot, captain Ralph Washington Jr., and Ziad Khouri. (Photo by Matthew Chism)

The national champs: Jessica Gillung, Brendon Boudinot, captain Ralph Washington Jr., and Ziad Khouri. (Photo by Matthew Chism)

A Force Awakened and to Be Reckoned With

Moviegoers are anxious to see the long-awaited "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which officially opens Dec. 18. But the Linnaean Games are also...

UC Davis championship team: Jessica Gillung, Brendon Boudinot, Ralph Washington Jr. (captain) and Ziad Khouri. (Photo by Matthew Chism)

UC Davis championship team: Jessica Gillung, Brendon Boudinot, Ralph Washington Jr. (captain) and Ziad Khouri. (Photo by Matthew Chism)

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