These colourful ones are semi-dangerous to humans.
A multitude of cocoons wait out their transition time in the background while the recenty hatched butterfly shows off its radiant colours (this butterfly comes from the first set of green caterpillar earlier shown).
Inside the Mariposarium lives only butterflies.
They are fed with flower nectar and sweet banana goo.
Sometimes as many as half a dozen congregate around the same feeding plate.
These feeding places hold sweet juices inside these sponges.
I loved this rare orange one. I had to race around the mariposarium about five times before I was able to take its picture.
These ones are almost creepy looking with they eyes (which are used to ward off predators).
After putting my finger right in front of a resting butterfly (probably disturbing it from its afternoon nap)... it finally dedided to roll out it's long tongue and lick the sweat off my index.
The hummingbird farm (Lindo Mindo) has 24 varieties of hummingbird to visit -- and they all live outside of cages!
They were fed sweetened water in these red feeding units.
Some of them had really puffy legs.
This one in particular had a beautiful tail at least the length of its entire body.
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