We started out front where we saw some tall, iridescent trumpet plant (Sarracenia flava) sculptures. Underneath them there was a little swamp replica with real trumpet plants and venus flytraps -- so cute!
Inside, we found more sculptures and lots of live plants (fed with fruit flies!). The round-leafed sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) was especially cute with little flies ensnared in its sticky hairs.
The venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) sculpture was interactive and with the press of a fly-shaped button, you could close the traps.
I really liked the fanged pitcher plant (Nepenthes bicalcarata) sculpture. It really reminded me of a little house in the computer game Myst 3! You could go inside the pitcher and see a large ant trapped in the floor and when you looked up, you could see the fanged opening of the pitcher.
Carlos brought his fancy camera so that he could take some good pictures of all the plants and he got some really great shots. This was a very fun interactive exhibit about a group of plants that most people don't give much though to and I am glad we went to see it before it moves on to the next museum!
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