Carleton's Annual Butterfly Show

Carleton's Butterfly Show in Ottawa

October 3-14, 2015

Location:  209 Nesbitt Biology Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa 

Admission: FREE for public =]

Hey guys! It's been a while since we posted something unrelated to food or make up. So for a change, I will share with you some of the activities we do besides eating. First off, I have recently relocated to Ottawa for my post-graduate studies and there is so much to see and explore in this beautiful city! I will try my best to share these moments with you! 

Carleton is a wonderful campus that is always full of life and buzz but it gets even busier with the annual butterfly show at the beginning of the fall season. As the show only runs for such a short time,  everybody wants to catch a glimpse of the beautiful butterflies. I went on a Thursday afternoon and lined up for an hour to get in. 

The show featured 1300 butterflies of over 40 species from all over the world. They were shipped here as chrysalis and hatched in the greenhouse of Carleton's biology building. Under strict quarantine restrictions, the butterflies spend their entire lives (around 100 days) in the greenhouse. 

The Greenhouse is very small and quite humid and warm since that is the natural habitat of the butterflies. Take a look at all the colorful flowers and plants in here. 

I managed to snap some shots of them taking a break from flying. Some of them have gorgeous bright colored wings. 

Before entering the greenhouse, we were encouraged to take a piece of orange or pineapple to attract the butterflies as we were told that they are very friendly and love interacting with visitors! It seems that they especially love little kids! 

This is the blue morpho peleides- one of my favorites from the show. Look at that wonderful blue color with its wings spread open.   The underside of its wings is actually a completely different color and pattern that resembles a tree trunk with several pairs of eyes. 

Please excuse my shaky video, there were butterflies flying around my head and I wanted to capture that but kinda failed lol. If you happen to be in Ottawa during October, I recommend you all to go check out the butterfly show! It is fun and educational at the same time =p If you missed it this year, be sure to keep an eye out for the 2016 one. Click here for the deets. Good luck and have fun!