HOME to more than hundreds of butterfly species, Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm is also a haven for insect enthusiasts who wish to explore their habitat in a more personal manner.
Just recently, they have set up a new feature within the enclave, called the insect museum, which has become an important element of knowledge for visitors to better understand the types of insects displayed there.
The insect museum is a ground that takes you closer to different types of cockroaches, beetles, centipedes, spiders and many other insects you can ever find.
The Buletin Mutiara team visited Entopia yesterday for a tour, which was conducted by Design and Marketing Communications section head Ng Chee Tong and Sales and Events specialist S. Nanthini.
Ng and Nanthini provided a comprehensive tour of the outdoor and indoor segments, which include the Home Tree, Dragon Path, David’s Garden, Pandora Forest, Mystery Cave, Underground Mysteries, mini butterfly breeding ground and many others.
The relatively new mini breeding ground installed at Entopia showcases the process of the butterfly life cycle from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
Then, there’s the Pandora Forest, which is not a new attraction but one that was established during the early stages of Entopia’s rebranding process.
Pandora Forest offers visitors a beautiful experience of entering an imaginary world, where flowers of all shapes and sizes light up in an avatar-like light setting.
Furthermore, new species of amphibians and spiders are added to the established Mystery Cave section.
Meanwhile, during the interview, Ng and Nanthini also spoke about the challenges faced by Entopia post-Covid-19 pandemic, which had adverse effects on the quantity of butterflies being produced daily.
“We have a total of eight breeding grounds in the Telok Bahang vicinity, and the Covid-19 restrictions disrupted our butterfly breeding processes.
“Now that everything is slowly back to normal, the butterfly population has increased,” Ng said.
According to her, there are more local species compared to imported ones, and it is learnt that some 15,000 butterflies can be found at Entopia daily.
On another matter, Nanthini said there are no tour guides at Entopia as they want to give the space and time for visitors to learn more about the species by clicking on QR codes that have been placed there.
For promotion packages and other prices, please visit Entopia’s website at https://www.entopia.com/.
Story by Kevin Vimal and Ammar Mikhail Aamer
Pix by M. Vekenesvaran