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The Cockrell Butterfly Center has a plant thatâs about to make a big stink! Her name is Meg, named after the prehistoric Megalodon shark featured at the museumâs new SHARKS! exhibit. Meg is an Amorphophallus titanum, also called the Titan Arum but more…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Not quite sure what to do with those holiday plants? Jeff Cummins of the Cockrell Butterfly Center lends a few suggestions. The winter holiday season has ended, the decorations are packed up for next year, the house is more or less…
Read MoreNow that the holiday season is upon us, letâs get to know a plant commonly associated with the festivities, the Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). Native to Mexico, they are known as âFlor de la Noche Buenaâ, or âFlower of the Holy Nightâ. Poinsettias…
Read MoreNot everyone thinks bugs are cute⊠but what about their babies?! Just like their vertebrate counterparts, baby bugs will often elicit an âawwwwwww!â Many of the residents of the Cockrell Butterfly Centerâs insect zoo were bred and raised in-house (espe…
Read MoreMost reading this are familiar with the life cycle of a butterfly. An egg is laid on its host plant, the egg hatches into a caterpillar, the caterpillar eats the plant, the caterpillar forms a chrysalis, and then an adult butterfly emerges to continue …
Read MoreThe Houston Museum of Natural Science staff is full of people who spent their wonder years walking its halls during field trips and family visits. One of those is membership manager Jacquelyn DiStefano. âI came here the first time in fourth grade,â she…
Read MoreThe plant cart in the museum is a great place to find some interesting plants and Greenhouse Manager Soni Holladay has curated a list of what you may want to grab on your next trip to the HMNS Museum Store. We regularly stock the cart with blooming ann…
Read MoreVisiting the Cockrell Butterfly Center is a wonderful, sometimes cathartic experience. To make sure every plant, animal, and human has the best experience possible, I sat down with CBC Manager, Lauren Davidson, to document a helpful list of so-called â…
Read MoreIt’s springtime, and we all know what that means! Bright and cheerful flora; adorable, baby animals; a newfound will to embrace the mentality that life is a breath of fresh air/a box of chocolates/any other idiom that instills hope and wonder⊠Bu…
Read MoreWritten by Celeste Castro, Animal Care Supervisor We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved iguana and Cockrell Butterfly Center resident, Charro. He died peacefully in his sleep on 5/6/2022 just 2 days after celebrating his 23rd birthday….
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