Maggot Art

As Fred from Floyd is showing interest in career possibilities involving decay-loving creepy-crawlies, I should point out a similar opportunity for those of an artistic bent. Rebecca Bullard, a UC Davis graduate student and a forensic entomologist by training, has created a teaching curriculum she terms Maggot Art. By bathing her maggots in non-toxic water-based paint and then letting them crawl on paper, her dipteran collaborators produce trails which can be surprisingly beautiful. The first public exhibition of these paintings will be held in Davis in April 2004, so now is the time to become a pioneer in this art form.