Program explains why ants are amazing
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“Ants are amazing because they’re way more diverse than most people realize,” said UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Jill Oberski. “Some are huge, some are tiny, some are blue or green and a lot of them have crazy spines. There are ants that run farms with crops and livestock, and ants that can build bridges and survive floods and ants that live in the highest treetops and never touch the ground.”
That’s just some of the information to be showcased at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month program from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 13, when three doctoral students in the Phil Ward lab, UC Davis department of entomology and nematology, take the helm.
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Amy Seiwert s Imagery More Love Now is a new improvisational event with Imagery artist Shania Rasmussen, trumpeter Darren Johnston, and visual artist and poet Adrian Arias. Feb 14, 4pm PT, Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2938679926376373/
Ballet22
Premiere of a new dance film by Joshua Stanton with the Oakland dance company. $10 and up. Feb. 12-14. https://www.ballet22.com
Bechtel Fest 8
Chicago s Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer actors talking about things other than men; free, thru March 26. https://brokennosetheatre.com/
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The virtual event will bring keynote speaker John Muir Laws, drawing art classes, student art contest and virtual tours at the Cosumnes River Preserve.
As in years past, the festival will honor a special winter bird. This year, the beautiful Belted Kingfisher will be spotlighted.