Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day from Pacific Science Center, Animal Care, and our naked mole rats. In honor of the occasion, today Animal Caretakers presented the colony with seasonal edibles.

How do you like their heart-beets?

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Fresh Sheet – February 14, 2015

Can you think of a more romantic place to spend a winter’s day than our Tropical Butterfly House? Bring your Valentine by this week to see our latest butterflies.



Neotropical Insects NV
Suriname

30 - Battus polydamas (Polydamus Swallowtail)
15 - Heraclides thoas (Thoas Swallowtail)
40 - Heraclides anchisiades (Ruby-spotted Swallowtail)
20 - Heliconius melpomene (Postman)
40 - Dryas iulia (Julia Longwing)
15 - Anartia amathea (Scarlet Peacock)
10 - Biblis hyperia (Red Rim)
40 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
20 - Eryphanis polyxena (Purple Mort Bleu Owl)
40 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Totals = 270


Bioproductores de El Salvador

20 - Battus belus (Belus Swallowtail)
30 - Caligo memnon (Owl Butterfly)
30 - Catonephele numilia (Numilia)
11 - Heliconius charitonius (Zebra Longwing)
06 - Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing)
30 - Heliconius hortense (Mountain Longwing)
10 - Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Longwing)
06 - Lycorea cleobaea (Large Tiger)
30 - Morpho polyphemus (White Morpho)
12 - Myscelia ethusa (Royal Blue Butterfly)
10 - Papilio androgeus (Queen Page)
25 - Papilio erostratus (Dusky Swallowtail)
13 - Papilio torquatus (Band-gapped Swallowtail)
15 - Parides photinus (Queen of Hearts)
10 - Archeoprepona demophon (One-spotted Prepona)
14 - Prepona omphale (Blue Belly-Button)
10 - Tithorea harmonia (Harmonia Tigerwing)

Total = 282

GRAND TOTAL = 552


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Fresh Sheet – Feb 7, 2015

This week’s shipment of pupae from Southeast Asia includes beautiful birdwings along with leopards, tigers, crows, kites, clippers, cruisers, and much, much more! Stop by and check them out.



Penang Butterfly Farm, Malaysia

80 - Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing)
16 - Cethosia hypsea (Malay Lacewing)
10 - Chilasa clytia (Common Mime)
10 - Euploea mulciber (Striped Blue Crow)
30 - Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite)
10 - Lexias dirtea (Archduke)
10 - Papilio memnon (Great Memnon)
80 - Parthenos sylvia (The Clipper)
44 - Tirumala septentrionis (Dark Blue Tiger)
30 - Troides helena (Common Birdwing)
80 - Vindula dejone (The Cruiser)

Total = 400

“Fresh Sheet” is our weekly shipment report of pupae on display in the emerging window. Visit Pacific Science Center’s Tropical Butterfly House and meet our newest residents.


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Super Bowl Sunday

Today is the big day for the Seattle Seahawks football team and much like last year, the 12s at Pacific Science Center are joining in the excitement.

All week the naked mole rats have been in Feast Mode.

In our Tropical Butterfly House, the butterflies enjoy their own Legion of Bloom fruit platter.

Stop by and observe our many displays of animal enrichment or watch the naked mole rats play grapeball over their live-streaming webcam.

GO HAWKS!


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