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Fresh Sheet – September 15, 2018
Pacific Science Center’s Tropical Butterfly House has reopened after our annual closure/renovation. Here’s a list of our newest residents.
Fresh Sheet – September 8, 2018
Our Tropical Butterfly House is closed Sept. 10-14. This week’s shipment of pupae will be on display when we reopen Sept. 15.
More than one way to “see” the Tropical Butterfly House
The exhibits team at PacSci are finding ways to bring the awe and wonder of the Tropical Butterfly House to those with low or no vision.
Fresh Sheet – August 25, 2018
Our weekly list of new arrivals to our Tropical Butterfly House includes a species famous for drinking ‘tears’ of turtles.
Fresh Sheet – August 18, 2018
Do you like to observe butterflies and want to learn more about them? Butterfly watching is a fast growing hobby and our Tropical Butterfly House is a good place to start!
Fresh Sheet – August 11, 2018
This week’s list of new arrivals at our Tropical Butterfly House includes a quick butterfly anatomy lesson. Do you know where butterflies’ ears are?
Fresh Sheet – August 4, 2018
This week’s pupae shipment from Costa Rica includes Anartia fatima (Banded Peacock), a species we rarely get. We’re excited to welcome a batch this week.
Fresh Sheet – July 28, 2018
In this week’s Fresh Sheet we explain why butterflies and other pollinators may enjoy those withering blossoms on your garden plants, even if you don’t.
PacSci Podcast: Baby Naked Mole Rats Arrive
Pacific Science Center’s most famous residents would have to be our butterflies. Millions of guests have strolled through our Tropical Butterfly House over the years. But our naked mole rats generate the most puzzled questions from our guests, many of whom never heard...