Hello, All,
From this blog I will begin documenting and reflecting on my experiences as an intern at the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS). Specifically, my learning experiences are in the Cockrell Butterfly Center- the giant glass dome filled with butterflies, plants and trees, three tortoises, a snake, an iguana, and blind cave fish. I only work with the butterflies and the moths. I forgot to mention the moths.
There’s a lot of care that goes into the butterflies, but I wouldn’t say that the majority of it is particularly difficult. Because I have the tendency to procrastinate, I have not written about the past six times I have gone to work at the Museum. Therefore, I have a lot of reflecting to do. Maybe I should start by describing what sort of things I do there. The first thing I learned was how to pick up a butterfly. The reason I chose this internship was because I thought butterflies were the least scary bug around. That still stands but the first time you’re asked to put your hand in a small pop-up butterfly hamper with a monarch flying around, it’s... intimidating. I got over that quick. Ish.
After I had not really mastered the correct way to hold the butterflies (it’s honestly fine to hold them, although it can be stressful for them), we moved upstairs to part of the exhibit. I got to go in a back room. So. Cool. I actually get access to a lot of those. It’s crazy how behind the scenes and unexpected they are. But I will keep museum secrets.
In the back room that is part of the cocoon exhibit, I take all the butterflies and moths that have emerged and take them over to the Dome. It’s interesting how they act when they’re still right out of their cocoons. They honestly remind me of sleepy puppies. Often when I’m working, which is just placing them in a big pop-up hamper, I let some of the butterflies sit on my shoulder or pant legs. They often just stay there and some times they’ve even sort of been really friendly. I asked the lady I worked with about this and it turns out that a lot of scientific studying on butterflies is only on the well-known types, such as the Monarch. This is a real shame as when you see different types of butterflies, they seem to have different personalities. It’s absolutely bizarre.
This seems like a real information dump, so I’ll be signing off for today. I’ll be back this Monday and each Monday after that!
From this blog I will begin documenting and reflecting on my experiences as an intern at the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS). Specifically, my learning experiences are in the Cockrell Butterfly Center- the giant glass dome filled with butterflies, plants and trees, three tortoises, a snake, an iguana, and blind cave fish. I only work with the butterflies and the moths. I forgot to mention the moths.
There’s a lot of care that goes into the butterflies, but I wouldn’t say that the majority of it is particularly difficult. Because I have the tendency to procrastinate, I have not written about the past six times I have gone to work at the Museum. Therefore, I have a lot of reflecting to do. Maybe I should start by describing what sort of things I do there. The first thing I learned was how to pick up a butterfly. The reason I chose this internship was because I thought butterflies were the least scary bug around. That still stands but the first time you’re asked to put your hand in a small pop-up butterfly hamper with a monarch flying around, it’s... intimidating. I got over that quick. Ish.
After I had not really mastered the correct way to hold the butterflies (it’s honestly fine to hold them, although it can be stressful for them), we moved upstairs to part of the exhibit. I got to go in a back room. So. Cool. I actually get access to a lot of those. It’s crazy how behind the scenes and unexpected they are. But I will keep museum secrets.
In the back room that is part of the cocoon exhibit, I take all the butterflies and moths that have emerged and take them over to the Dome. It’s interesting how they act when they’re still right out of their cocoons. They honestly remind me of sleepy puppies. Often when I’m working, which is just placing them in a big pop-up hamper, I let some of the butterflies sit on my shoulder or pant legs. They often just stay there and some times they’ve even sort of been really friendly. I asked the lady I worked with about this and it turns out that a lot of scientific studying on butterflies is only on the well-known types, such as the Monarch. This is a real shame as when you see different types of butterflies, they seem to have different personalities. It’s absolutely bizarre.
This seems like a real information dump, so I’ll be signing off for today. I’ll be back this Monday and each Monday after that!
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