At the Natural History Museum here in town, we have a really fun place called the Butterfly Center. We went this afternoon since Neal had some time off. The kids have been there before, but they have never been so enthralled with it as they were today! It was really beautiful. There are thousands of butterflies flying all around, landing on people, eating fruit and just hanging out on tropical plants. Audrey said, "Mommy, can we come here all the time? I love this place!" Maybe soon we'll become members of the museum so we can avoid the steep admission prices. Here are some shots from the day!
The kids in front of a case of butterflies in all stages of development, some in chrysallises, some drying out their wings after just emerging.
An Atlas Moth. Neal was really excited about seeing this one. You can't really tell, but it's about
8 inches from wing tip to wing tip!
Hey Indy Parkers, this place is reason enough for you to visit; Andrew would LOVE it! They have dozens of species of other live bugs, too, not just butterflies and moths. Not to mention the thousands of dead bugs on display, too.
The kids in front of a case of butterflies in all stages of development, some in chrysallises, some drying out their wings after just emerging.
An Atlas Moth. Neal was really excited about seeing this one. You can't really tell, but it's about 8 inches from wing tip to wing tip!
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That butterfly is fabulous! We have a similar thing at the local zoo, but it doesn't have anything like that! What a fun family adventure.
We have a butterfly house here too, bug we haven't been yet. I forgot I wanted to take the kids there this summer. Have to go next week before school starts.
But we DO want to come visit you... maybe next spring...
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