Is it raining there?

Green bee on purple flower

Stop and phonograph the bees

Hawk

I own the birdbath

Sean Leonard, research scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will present a seminar, "Engineering Honey Bee Gut Bacteria to Activate Immunity and Limit Pathogens," at 12:10, April 22 in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ...

Echium wildpretti

Blue sky, bee and Echium wildpretti. What can go wrong?

Who coached this roach that won a race at the Roach Races at UC Davis Picnic Day?

Roach races at Briggs Hall during UC Davis Picnic Day. Doctoral candidate CC Edwards as emcee! Run, roaches, run!

Lexie Martin, UC davis doctoral candidate in entomology at UC Davis Picnic Day. Briggs Hall

Yay!

Today’s the day! April 18! Head over to Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day for a bugfest!
9 am to 5 pm

See wetlands restoration project exhibit at Briggs Hall during UC Davis Picnic Day on April 18 by medical entomologist Geoffrey Attardo

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The Peacemaker, Pope Leo, said it well

Remember the roach races at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 18

Required reading

Syrphid flies and honey bees. Sir, what’s up?

Tuxedo cat

Caterpillar

Monarch caterpillar

The cat. One meows, one digs, one crawls? The kitty does all three. Cat tax!

Tuxedo cat

Today is National Pet Day. It should be every day.
Miss Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout.

A soldier beetle. Show me your soldier beetles.

Tuxedo cat

Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout approves!

His enablers keep him in power, sadly

Pink rose

Happy Easter!

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All eyes on the moon and the astronauts

28 Mar 2026 Vacaville: No Kings 3 Rally - ProBonoPhoto One of the many No Kings 3 events in the Bay and Sacramento areas that Pro Bono Photo covered this day. These photos or videos may be downloaded and used freely for non-commercial purposes or by bona...

Vacaville Indivisible “No Kings” protest drew 4500. Pro Bono Photo ( KKG) was there.

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Crane fly

Crane fly

Crane fly in blue background

Crane flies! They are not “skeeter eaters”

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Joanna Chiu

Molecular geneticist and physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and a professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, is a newly elected Fellow of AAAS,

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Mantis stalking a bee

Friends? Well, no

Foxglove

Daisy

Tulip

Some of my favorite flowers

Tuxedo cat

The Kitty in all her glory

Syrphid fly on red flower, Echium wildpretii

Syrphid fly on Echium wildpretii