March and April are special months at Meijer Gardens. They bring in thousands of butterflies, some of them common, but some are ones we'd never seen before. The one below is a common one--a Monarch. I think it's too pretty to be called "common"!
Hyunkwan tried to get a butterfly to land on him (it's a common occurrence, surprisingly, and it makes people really happy) but the butterflies were being stubborn. Who know that butterflies have a stubborn streak?!
They have wooden boxes set up so that we can watch the young butterflies emerge from their cocoons, with their wings still wet. They stay in their until their wings are dry, then they're free to go make friends with other butterflies!
http://www.meijergardens.org
1000 East Beltline NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
(616) 957-1580 I Toll-Free : 888-957-1580
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