There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly
August 26, 2010
Posted By: From the Director
This could be part of the allure of butterflies, the mystery of its transformation from a creeping crawling caterpillar to a free flying butterfly. Starting as a caterpillar a little smaller than a grain of rice a butterfly’s life journey is laced with change. Examination of the chrysalis leaves one to wonder how in such a tiny case can a caterpillar transform to a butterfly? The emerging adult butterfly’s delicate wings, with intricate patterns and breathtaking color, beg even the youngest observer to stop and take pause.
What fascinates you about butterflies? Is it the beauty of colors? The whimsy of their flight? Or the miraculous transformation?
Butterfly Pavilion at Charlotte Nature Museum provides an opportunity to observe these magnificent fliers year round and even catch a sneak peak of a butterfly’s first flight! This extraordinary experience is FREE with Museum admission.
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.“
R. Buckminster Fuller
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Lisa Hoffman is the Director of Charlotte Nature Museum. Prior to joining Discovery Place in 2003, Lisa held positions as a science educator and mentor with District of Columbic Public Schools and worked for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. She has conducted air quality research using the fern O. cinnamomea as an indicator species and also studied the presence of endophytic fungi in the roots of ferns. She is committed to environment-based education and the improvement of urban schools.
Lisa holds a MS degree in Biology and a BS degree in Botany from Howard University in Washington, DC.
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