We had the privilege of touring the Butterfly Pavilion this summer. We’ve never been there before and while the tour was short, the scenery was incredible!
I’ve never seen that many different types of butterflies before. They were flying all over, and with all the luscious flowers tempting them, we were able to get some good photos!
One of the highlights of the trip was “Rosie”. An extremely docile and patient brown tarantula that allowed dozens of children to hold her. They each received a souvenir badge stating that they “held Rosie” to commemorate the occurrence.
The exhibit was also filled with some buggy, insecty things. Most of which I’m glad do not normally live in this area.
Each day they release dozens of brand new butterflies into the room. As they emerge from the cocoon’s they tell a bit about each type and then release it into the air. These butterflies are all imported while still in the chrysalis from Brazil. They ship in containers packed in cotton so as not to harm.
The environment is very similar to the rainforest, nice and humid and full of beautiful, and tasty flowers for the butterflies to feed on.
Here’s a few that stopped just long enough for me to get a close up.
All in all we had a great time and though I didn’t nearly capture all of the beautiful creatures in this display, I assure you it was a sight worth seeing!
My 3 year old still talks about Rosie every time she sees a spider, and we went months ago! Did you hold Rosie too? I loved the Butterfly Pavilion.
I’ve had a pass there for nearly ten years. Even before I was married and had kids and stuff. Love it! I’m guessing that means you live nearby. I’m about 40 minutes away from it.