Phoebis avellaneda, Lepidoptera Collection Photo
The Phoebis avellaneda is sometimes called Red-splashed sulphur or Orange-washed sulphur. It is a fast and high flyer, as are … Continue
Goliath birdwing, Lepidoptera Collection Photo
The Goliath birdwing, Ornithoptera goliath, is one of the largest species of butterflies in the world. The males have the … Continue
Blue in a sea of green
The ubiquitous Blue Morpho, Morpho helenor or Morpho peleides, as many butterfly houses list them, is easily the king of … Continue
Orchids now on glorious display
The Rainforest Rambles returns from winter hibernation to bring you the beauty of orchids recently added to the exhibit. The … Continue
Discovery Zone, A New Doorway Arch
Last week was a tiny bit stressful for us, but our wonderful construction crew went above and beyond while shaping … Continue
Discovery Zone, Real Specimens!
One of our favorite aspects of the new Discovery Zone exhibit is that we will be putting scientific discovery right … Continue
Discovery Zone, Caterpillar Details
Components of the passionflower are complete! It will be assembled just prior to installation in May/June. We have completed two … Continue
Discovery Zone, The Wall!
If you’ve meandered past the mastodon lately, you’ll have noticed there’s a NEW temporary wall in the gallery. It protrudes … Continue
Discovery Zone, Felting Caterpillars
After honing their felting skills on the passion vine flower and buds, our fabrication artists Jeff and Barb started working on … Continue
Discovery Zone, We Have Walls
Although these lines on the wall look like simple writings of an ancient culture, or tally marks for how many … Continue