Davis

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!

Here he is giving honey to some bees he keeps at his lab.

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.

Also at this park is the famous Davis Farmer's Market.

We bought some delicious Afghan dips and breads.

And admired the lovely local produce.