What hits you first at the Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom in Singapore is the riot of colours. Over 50 species of butterflies flutter around, some so rare that you would hardly spot them elsewhere, while others of endangered varieties are here too though there are not very many to spot. Watching them does not mean that you look at them while they flutter about in a glass enclosure, for at this site one can actually run amidst them!
Butterflies are not the only attraction here. There are insects too. Home to a collection of more than 3,000 insects from the world over one can see a range of creepy crawlies and many others creatures tpp. The live pupae house lets visitors watch mesmerized as the tiny insects come see the world for the first time. Watch insects pay their visits to flowers, groom themselves and in general go about their usual routines.
You can even touch scorpions if you are up for it! Tarantulas will also greet you but from within a glass case, while ghost spiders, jungle grasshoppers, man bugs and dead leaf mantis’ are among the other species one can see here. The gleam of dancing light as the fireflies flitter about is truly beautiful and the area has been specially darkened so that their taillights are visible. The huge Dynastes Hercules Beetle that spans 160mmin length also makes you wonder in awe.
During the day the entire park is darkened so as to give visitors a better view of the butterflies and insects. The Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom is located at 51 & 51A Cable Car Road, Sentosa, Singapore. Sentosa also has many other attractive sites including beaches, adventure zones and a range of others attractions.
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Chandrishan Williams is a travel writer who writes under the pen name, Caleb Falcon. He specializes in writing content based on the many exciting world adventures that await intrepid travellers.