Spring show at Mitchell Park Domes presents metamorphosis of frogs, butterflies

MILWAUKEE (CBS58) -- The spring show at the Mitchell Park Domes focuses on the rebirth of nature and some of its species.

"Metamorphosis: The Lives of Frogs and Butterflies" opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday and runs until May 29. The show features dozens of displays of both species from their earliest stages to their metamorphosis.

"It's all about the transformation of plants and frogs and butterflies, about renewal and rebirth," Mitchell Park Domes Visitor Experience Coordinator Eric Levin said.

It takes about two years of planning for each show at the domes. That includes transforming the dome itself, much like frogs and butterflies.

"It takes about 10 days to transition from each show," Levin said. "The dome is leveled out. Everything is unplanted, uprooted and replanted by our horticulturist."

Flowers like lilies and tulips bring a pop of color, while the famous corpse flowers are now calling the show dome home, to serve as an example of plant life cycles.

Though there are no live frogs or butterflies in the show, you can see real-life poison dart frogs inside the tropical dome after learning about their life cycle. Levin said they are not poisonous, despite their name, because the food they consume inside the domes does not lend itself to the properties needed to make their poison.

Tickets for the show are $8 for county residents and $6 for seniors and children. For more information, visit www.mitchellparkdomes.com.