Twice a month, on Thursday mornings, Tad Yankoski listens for a doorbell. A priority package that left Costa Rica three days earlier is due at the Butterfly House in Chesterfield by 10:30 a.m. When it ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Over the next two weeks, nearly 1,500 Blue Morpho Butterflies will emerge from their chrysalises and venture forth into the ...

The Blue Morpho butterfly, a stunning creature from Costa Rica, is known for its large size and vivid blue upper side. But there's more to that blue than just beauty. And as the Museum of Life and ...

The butterfly looked plain, almost like a moth, as it rested on newly placed mulch at the Santa Ana Zoo. Having recently emerged from its chrysalis, its 2-inch folded wing blended into the brownish ...

There are more than 140,000 species of butterflies and moths in the world, fluttering on every continent except Antarctica. Their wings contain countless patterns and colors, providing critical tools ...

A journey into the rain forest isn't required for a personal view of these natural wonders. It's 90 degrees in the shade of a cohune palm, in a remote area of western Belize, and all the creatures of ...

THERE'S a new heavyweight amongst the contenders that jostle for your wallet in this tourist Mecca. Amidst the aquariums and the wax museums, the aerial cable cars and the historic monuments, just ...

Some creatures can't pick sides, like this half-male, half-female leopard lacewing butterfly. Dual-sex animals like this one, called gynandromorphs, are also found in birds and crustaceans. This ...