And they have so many colors, they really spark the creative impulses of kids. Children love to draw them. When adults come to the conservatory, they tune in to their child-minds and recapture a sense of innocence and wonder, Rulewich says. The spermatophores, deposited by the male, fertilize the eggs as they pass through the ovarian duct. But the sex lives of butterflies are not that simple.
Butterflies can be jealous and petty.
This is not something that comes up at Butterfly Story Hour, of course. Instead children will hear about the magnificent wonder of flight and all about woolly bear caterpillars. Caterpillars are where it all begins and probably why butterflies are so fascinating. In the story of the butterfly, we come to learn about metamorphosis and the possibility of change, of making ourselves anew and better. The Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens is located at 281 Greenfield Rd.