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Davis

12/9/2013

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There is another campus of the University of California not too far from Berkeley. It's in a town called Davis, close to the state capital, Sacramento.
Here I visited my friend and colleague Dr Santiago Ramirez at UC Davis. He works on orchid bees, and has examined the co-evolution between orchids and the bees.

The bees are iridescent with long stingers! Santiago has been stung quite a few times - ouch!
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Here he is giving honey to some bees he keeps at his lab.
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Also in Davis is another friend of mine, Dr Alexandra Tobler. Alexandra works on insects, and has studied the growth features of the tobacco hornworm. Here she is next to a caterpillar sculpture in a park in Davis.
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Also at this park is the famous Davis Farmer's Market.
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We bought some delicious Afghan dips and breads.
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And admired the lovely local produce.
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    CHURCHILL-ABRS FELLOWSHIP

    In 2012, I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship sponsored  by the Australian Biological Resources Study. 
    This blog features postings about the many stops on my itinerary as I meet other scientists and visit botanic gardens in my goal to conserve Australia's endangered cycads.


    All images are copyright to Nathalie Nagalingum, and cannot be used without permission.

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