Thursday, July 3, 2008

Butterfly Rainforest

This afternoon, we visited the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit at the Natural History Museum, and were fortunate to see many different types of butterflies and talked about some special features they have.




We talked about the symmetry of butterfly colors and wing patterns, while looking at examples.



We also examined butterflies as they were feeding of flower nectar with their proboscis, and noticed their antennae and how different they are from moths.



P mentioned that some of the butterflies blended in with the flowers, which was like camoflage.



Both P and K saw this butterfly, which mimics a bee in its coloration.



Finally, K -- who had a hard time not finding anything that she could hold -- found a ladybug, and since it hadn't been expressly prohibited, happily carried it through the second half of the exhibit!