Selvatura

Today was insect diversity day! We hiked up and over the continental divide and headed down the Atlantic Slope...We hiked down a trail that isn't used very often, so it was pretty slow going, but it was such a beautiful hike! On our way down to the park (called Selvatura), we crossed a few awesome bridges that had amazing views of the forest. Here are some pictures from the hike:

The group hiking down to Selvatura

A picture of the lush vegetation in the forest...

Doesn't quite capture it, so you should come

here and see it for yourself :)

This bridge was AMAZING!

The view from above...Awesome to see the

forest from this perspective!

This tree was massive!

Once we got to the park, we went to the insect museum...It was so amazing! They have thousands of specimens of all types of insects and arachnids. We learned all about insects, and then we got to look around at the museum displays. We also went to a butterfly garden nearby. It was so amazing to learn about this diverse group of the animal kingdom. Even though most people think of them as scary or disgusting, I hope you will appreciate some of the beauty I saw in these...All of the butterfly pictures are dedicated to Mrs. Stovall :)

Some blue morphos

All of these are arrangements of butterflies and moths!

Various arrangements of insects...

The wall of butterfly and moth cocoons

that they pinned up in the butterfly

garden to watch emerge...Sweet!

Inside the butterfly garden :)