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  1. Mother's Day is May 13th. Need a gift? Moms enjoy free admission to the Butterfly House every Mother’s Day. ow.ly/9OWos
  2. Butterfly close-up for today: Siproeta stelenes, the brilliantly green Malachite Butterfly. What wonderful wings! ow.ly/i/Bqiu
  3. Love the Butterfly House? Visit regularly as a volunteer! We have open spots in education, guest & customer services: ow.ly/aEvyD
  4. In the spirit of the MBG's Chinese #LanternFestival, we will celebrate fireflies (Earth's living lanterns) on Jun. 5: ow.ly/9OXQU
  5. Our volunteers put in hours equivalent to 7 full-time positions. BIG THANKS to all our wonderful volunteers! We couldn’t do it without you.
  6. Texas A&M University researcher expects the numbers of monarch butterflies to be alarmingly low in 2012: ow.ly/aosxb
  7. "Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." - Hans Christian Andersen
  8. Learn to grow a garden that attracts local butterflies @ our butterfly gardening class on May 5! Register by April 28: ow.ly/9OWNo
  9. The St. Louis Youth and Family Volunteer Fair is going on this Sun. from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Magic House! We'll be there. Will you?
  10. Scientists are investigating the structure of black butterfly wings to help develop hydrogen fuel technology: ow.ly/ad49f
  11. Attract butterflies to your garden - plant red, orange, yellow, purple & dark pink native flowers. More tips here: ow.ly/9YZ5f
  12. Join us at the St. Louis Youth and Family Volunteer Fair on Sunday, April 15 from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Magic House: ow.ly/a6cro
  13. We’re getting crafty again @ the Butterfly House! Create your own lady bugs & flower pots this Sat., 10am-12:30pm. ow.ly/9OVxw
  14. The Butterfly House has been nominated for St. Louis Magazine's A-List as Best Family Attraction! Voting ends April 20: ow.ly/a1vgw
  15. Great online resource for learning about butterflies & moths native to different regions of North America: ow.ly/9YE6U
  16. This Saturday marks the end of March Morpho Mania. Consider making the blue morphos part of your weekend.
  17. Part flower, part bean, and host plant to the blue morpho butterfly. The fabaceae of Costa Rica are intriguing plants: ow.ly/9Xqqs
  18. The Butterfly House is now on Pinterest! Follow 4 pins about species, butterfly gardening, science for kids & more: ow.ly/9PWaa
  19. If you haven’t made it out for March Morpho Mania yet, you still have until March 31st. Photos coming soon!