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At the end of December, we completed the relocation of the tropical jellyfish exhibits to a larger and more attractive space within the exotic exhibit at the San Giovanni battery. In the trench of Fort Verudela, we began renovating the butterfly house, puparium, and invasive species exhibits, which we are expanding with new non-native species from European rivers and lakes, including pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus), mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki), and the American dwarf catfish (Amiurus nebulosus), along with additional educational content for visitors.
In the same space, we will continue to display exotic butterflies, for which we can provide optimal conditions here (humidity, light, higher temperature, and vegetation). These species were introduced in 2022, replacing native butterflies, which are more difficult to display as they tend to fly high above the ground. The butterflies in our exhibit cannot reproduce in the local climate because the specific plants they require are not available here, such as Papilio palinurus and Archaeoprepona demophoon.
You can watch a video of the work on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/reel/
