The zoo is now home to hundreds of butterflies from 30 different species of Neotropical butterflies. The zoo is now home to hundreds of butterflies from 30 different species of Neotropical butterflies ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Thousands of bright, colorful butterflies are fluttering inside the tropical conservatory at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park for the annual Fred & Dorothy Fichter ...

Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound ...

Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound eye. Behind each lens ...

“Color in Motion” seems an appropriate name for the live butterfly exhibit that opened this week at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. In a 30-by-30-foot tent in the conservatory’s Showcase ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park’s annual butterfly exhibition is returning this spring to help the West Michigan community escape the winter blues. The “Fred & Dorothy ...

UC San Diego biologists have identified the genetic switch that added a ninth photoreceptor to butterfly eyes, revealing how ...

Researchers find that the white spots on the wings of monarch butterflies may help them fly farther. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 21, 2023.) Monarch butterflies have distinctive ...

Butterflies in Bloom continues through April 19 at the Dow Gardens Conservatory, where visitors can see thousands of colorful butterflies flying freely among tropical plants. The exhibit is open from ...

Discover the amazing journey of a caterpillar as it transforms into a beautiful butterfly. Follow every step of this incredible transformation, from a tiny egg to a colorful butterfly ready to fly.

UC San Diego biologists have unraveled the genetic adaptation that gave butterflies the ability to see rich, vivid color in ...

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete ...