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Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay
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Bodil Cass and 'The Curious Case of Katydids in California Citrus'

October 24th, 2017
What an interesting and innovative title: "The Ecoinformatics and the Curious Case of Katydids in California Citrus." That's what postdoctoral scholar Bodil Cass of the Jay Rosenheim lab, University of California, Davis, will discuss at her seminar from 4:10 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.
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Orange You Glad It's Almost Halloween?

October 23rd, 2017
You can't get any more Halloween than a bold (daring) jumping spider with orange spots! This common North American spider was hanging out yesterday on our showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, trying to look like a spectator instead of a predator.
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Musical Flowers: Jockeying for Position

October 19th, 2017
You've heard of "musical chairs," that anxiety-driven elimination game involving chairs, music and players. When the music stops and a chair is eliminated, the players race for the remaining seats. No one wants to be the first loser.
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Autumn's Majesty: Tithonia

October 18th, 2017
If there's any flower that should be crowned "Autumn's Majesty," that would be the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), aka "Torch.
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