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| Great Egg Fly (Hypolimnas bolina) |
If you ever get the chance to fly to Singapore, do not be in a hurry to rush to the immigration counters. Stay in the transit area instead, because there is a mini butterfly sanctuary right next to you in the airport!
Yep you heard me right! The Butterfly Garden is located at Changi Airport Terminal 3 (Transit), where it houses some 47 species of butterflies found during different periods of the year.
During my recent trip to Bangkok, I'm glad I ran over to visit this garden despite my tight schedule. I only had about 5 minutes to grab whatever footage I could, so pardon the quality and tardiness of the video haha. >_<
When I first walked into the garden, the first thing I noticed was the change in temperature. There is no air-con in the sanctuary (probably to let the flutters stay warm and fuzzy), but the waterfall and wooden floor boards help to keep the place cool.
As mentioned in the video, one of the best highlights of this garden is that there are several feeding corners that allows you to see the butterflies up close. These feeding corners provide an alternate source of nutrition for the adult butterflies. Filled with fresh fruits and flowers, they supplement the natural nectar produced by flowering plants. You can observe the beautiful flutters while the moths and butterflies drink away, and if you seem friendly enough, one of them may even decide to fly and land on you! xD
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| Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) |
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| Autumn Leaf (Doleschalia bisaltide) |
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| Plain Blue Crow (Euploea modesta) |
There is also a chamber where it houses all the pupa and chrysalis. It is funny how they line them up in rows, reminds me of how we try to breed an 'army' of butterflies in Flutter! "Egg-Layers! Fall in!" :P
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| A Great Mormon (Papilio mernon) drying its wings |
You can learn more about the butterflies at the Education Corners all around the garden. There are also breeding corners where specially selected host plants are available for butterflies to lay their eggs on. The next time you visit this garden, see if you can spot an egg or a caterpillar munching away in the leaves!
How to get there?
The Butterfly Garden is located inside the Transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 3, so you need to be actually flying to or from Singapore to be able to access this area. This means you need a plane ticket and a boarding pass.
If you are flying to Singapore:
Stay in the transit area! Do not clear immigration yet because once you do, you will have to leave the transit area and proceed to pick up your luggages.
If you are flying from Singapore:
Try to check in early so you have ample time to explore Changi Airport before your flight. (Changi Airport is not the world's best airport for nothing! Hee hee... xD)
The Butterfly Garden is beside the viewing gallery (where you can do plane spotting through their glass walls, and there are tons of comfy sofas and several massage chairs so you can't miss it).
If you are at a different terminal, you can board a Sky Train to terminal hop within the transit area in Changi Airport.
Allright, that's all for now~! If you have any questions feel free to ask me, I'll try to help in any way I can. Hope you enjoyed this post, and Bon Voyage~! xD
Happy Starry Fluttering~! ♥
Cheers,
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