Butterflies <3
The Butterfly Conservatory was a part of the Niagara Falls “activities” and don't judge my enthusiasm by these short words. It has been a long day and I am a bit too tired for a full blown post, so just sharing the part of the trip I LOVED the most through some photo moments.
Sadly all these don’t do them justice. I wanted to smear myself in orange juice and just sit there covered in butterflies.
Really stunning!
Did you know that when caterpillars enter the pupa stage they actually dissolve their entire bodies into a liquid and rebuild themselves completely from scratch? For some reason I've always found that fact overwhelmingly fascinating.
Actually no, I didn't know. I just figured they morph or smth...had no idea they go liquid. The conservatory also had hanged pupas in different stages, so you could also watch how they "hatch". It was great to watch.
Not to mention they remember stuff from their life as a caterpillar. Unfortunately they did this by causing them pain whenever a certain sound/scent was released. And when that sound/scent (i can't remember which it was) was given to the caterpillars that had now transformed to butterflies, the butterflies freaked out.
Dude they turn themselves into goop, turn into these magnificent winged marvels and they remember.... all of it. Weirds me out.
I had no clue butterflies could behave like that. Great shot!
Edit: I mean the ones in the first image :))
yeah there was a few of these feeding areas...to me it looked quite funny. A plate of butterflies ^^