Enter the extraordinary world of the Chequered Copper Butterfly at the Herding Caterpillars Festival.
Hiding beneath our noses in the Adelaide Park Lands is a story that you will find hard to believe. It is a story that has taken place for thousands of years, every year, in the grasslands of Adelaide and rediscovered in Victoria Park (Pakapakanthi) in 2011.
The eggs of a tiny caterpillar are checked by common black ants and when they hatch the baby caterpillars are herded to their favourite host plant to feed. The ants shepherd the caterpillars down into their nest for rest and protection at the end of each day.
In return, the ants feed from the nectary gland at the end of the caterpillar. Eventually the tubby caterpillar pupates in the ant nest and emerges as the beautiful Chequered Copper Butterfly.
This remarkable symbiotic relationship will be brought to life at the Herding Caterpillars Festival in the Bicentennial Conservatory with theatre, storytelling, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.
The 90 minute experience includes a rendition of the Herding Caterpillars play, the VR experience, artwork creation and much more.
Tickets: Tickets are just $5 each (+ booking fee).
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This event is brought to you by Butterfly Conservation SA and the Adelaide Botanic Garden and proudly supported by Green Adelaide.
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Herding Caterpillars website or follow their Instagram page.
What: Herding Caterpillars Festival
When: Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August 2024
Where: Adelaide Botanic Garden – Bicentennial Conservatory | Plane Tree Drive, Adelaide
Who: Everyone
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Image Source: images supplied (photography by Rosina Possingham)
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