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LIFE at MiraCosta FREE Friday Lectures 'Amazing Opiliones' and 'Argentinean Ants'

LIFE at MiraCosta
LIFE at MiraCosta
LIFE at MiraCosta
Friday, March 13, 2026 from 1 PM to 3:30 PM
MiraCosta College Oceanside Campus Building 1000 Conference Room
All Ages
Free

It's BUGS! And Friday the 13th! Please join us for two amazing talks. Hear from the experts.

At 1 p.m. "Amazing Opiliones" with Shahan Derkarabetian, Ph.D, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology,

San Diego Natural History Museum. Dr. Derkarabetian will introduce us to the amazing world of the arachnid group Opiliones (spiders, ticks, daddy longlegs etc.) We will learn about their biology and natural history with lots of photos.

At 2:30 p.m. "Ecological Effects of Argentine Ant Invasions" with Dave Holway, Ph.D., USCD

Professor Holway returns to update us on the work related to the effects of Argentine ant invasions and efforts to restore ecosystems back to a pre-invasion state.

Parking passes are required on campus so allow time. Parking is free for members, so join us! We also support the students thru the LIFE Scholarship Fund.

To join a Zoom meeting, LIFE must have your email address in order for you to receive the invite link. Email:  life.miracosta@gmail.com 

Visit: https://www.miracosta.edu/community/life.html

Event Supported By

LIFE AT MiraCosta College
life.miracosta@gmail.com

MiraCosta College Oceanside Campus Building 1000 Conference Room

1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, California 92054
life.miracosta@gmail.com

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