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We have been San Diego Zoo and members on and off for the last three years, and I have never attended annual “” exhibit. This year Spring Break fell during the tail end of this fabulous event and nothing…not dishwasher deliveries or kids with colds was going to stop us! So a bit sniffly we ventured out after lunch in search of some Wild Animal Park butterflies.
Silly Butterflies, SD Wild Animal Park
Upon our arrival we met some pretty amusing butterflies. My kids were a bit skeptical and didn’t want to stop and dance with these unusal creatures. There were a bunch of two year olds boogying down with Latin American instruments however. We followed the giant silken butterflies posted throughout the park until we came upon… a pretty substantial line!
Luckily the Wild Animal Park made waiting in line both amusing and enjoyable. There was a guy in butterfly wings giving out barbecue flavored meal worms and crickets for the guests to try. It was fun to see people’s responses when they were offered real live bugs. My ten year old, Justin and I tried these delicacies. Justin was a little hesitant to eat the cricket, but in the end he found it delicious! He made me eat the legs, however.
Bottoms Up!
Not So Sure About the Crickets!
The highlight of our wait in line was a visit with the Butterfly Queen who was giving out bookmarks. Destiny and Jared thought she was delightful!
Once again I was amazed by the patience and creativity of the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park’s staff and volunteers. They are truly a priceless gift to the visitors.
The kids were very bummed. Despite being decked out in our most colorful threads, we didn’t have a single butterfly land on us. Justin and I had fun taking pictures though.
Green Butterfly, Butterfly Jungle, SD Wild Animal Park
Taking Flight
The kids had fun spinning for the volunteers as we left the exhibit. They need to check to make sure that there aren’t any hitchhikers since the FDA prohibits these butterflies being released into the wild.
If you want to catch this colorful exhibit before it leaves, head to the San Diego Wild Animal Park this weekend. Say hi to those silly butterfly folks from me!
Happy Trails,
Bridget
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Tags: Butterfly Jungle, San Diego Family Travel, San Diego Wild Animal Park
Great pictures! I will have to get mine up th eblog one day.
I actually found the meal worms to be pretty tasty. The cricket tasted okay going down but I could really do withotu the after taste. It was too much like a bad sunflower seed. 
EWWW, bug eating. That’s so gross. And cool. So perfect for a 10 year old boy.
When we visited the Wild Animal Park a couple years ago, I was too impatient to wait in the long line to see this exhibit. Looks like it wasn’t so bad & getting to eat real bugs?!? Way cool! There’s a butterfly exhibit in Los Angeles right now, too, at the Natural History Museum of L.A.
You are too brave!!! We visited the Insectarium in New Orleans and wouldn’t touch the bugs in the cafe!!
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