Maggot Art is a unique outreach program that combines art and science in an exciting and informative activity. Live maggots are dipped into non-toxic paint and allowed to crawl on paper, creating beautiful paintings.

What are maggots? Many groups of insects have four stages of development in their lives: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Butterflies are a well-known example of this phenomenon and have special names for two of the stages: a "caterpillar" is a butterfly larva, …

Jan 10, 2025 · Children's faces light up when they create maggot art. This is how they do it: They pick up a maggot with feather-tip forceps; dip it into a non-toxic, water-based paint; and guide it--or let it crawl-- on a piece of paper.

Maggot art is a fun way to introduce kids to insects, in particular, fly larvae. It is really aimed at children around aged 6-14 or so but it does appeal to younger and older siblings and even parents! The basic premise is dipping prepuparial blow fly …

Jan 16, 2025 · Young artists learned about the importance of blowflies last Saturday at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house as they engaged in maggot art.

In addition to its success as a teaching tool, Maggot Art has received recognition for its artistic merit. Depending on the consistency of the paint and quality of the paper, the trails that the maggots leave behind take any number of forms.

Apr 18, 2023 · Youngsters--and the young at heart--headed over to Briggs Hall during the 109th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day to create art masterpieces--masterpieces involving maggots. Using forceps, the artists dipped a maggot in water-based, non-toxic paint and let it crawl around a piece of white paper.

Oct 24, 2003 · Maggot Art, which is created by dipping one or more maggots in paint and then letting them loose on paper, was founded by Bullard in 2001 while working on her doctorate at the University of Hawaii. From her research on maggots, she knew the creatures trailed juices when crawling on meat, which led to her discovery.

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