Zilker Botanical Garden

🔍 Woodland Faerie Trail I-Spy Series - Week 4 🔍

Each week, we’ll spotlight a magical miniature detail hidden somewhere along the Woodland Faerie Trail and it’s your job to find it!

Last week's answer:
📚 The tiny library shelf is part of plot #32, Tarbaca Girl!

This week’s I-Spy challenge:
🪡 Can you spot this tiny button path winding its way through a faerie village?

Keep your eyes peeled for this detail as you explore the trail this week! Comment “FOUND IT” when you spy it, then check back next week for the correct answer + a brand new I-Spy challenge! 👀

📌 Garden Bulletin: Summer Hours! 📌

Starting next Monday, June 1st, we’ll be back to our summer hours! From June through August, the Garden will be open daily from 8 am – 4 pm (last entry at 3:30pm).

We can’t wait to see you in the Garden! Plan your visit at the link below. ☀️🌿

https://zilkergarden.org/hours-admissions/

Thanks When Where What Austin!!

Have you ever looked closely at how an insect “feels” its surroundings? 🦗☀️

The green bush-cricket (or katydid) relies on its long, filamentous antennae - which can contain up to 30 individual segments - to navigate the world around it. Unlike grasshoppers, which have short, thickened antennae, tettigoniids like this one have long, filamentous antennae that often extend beyond their body length.

Antennae allow arthropods to gather a wide range of environmental information, including chemical, physical, and thermal cues. This important sensory system helps insects move around, find mates, and avoid predators.

📸: Brittney Kupstas

🔍 Woodland Faerie Trail I-Spy Series - Week 2 🔍

Each week, we’ll spotlight a magical miniature detail hidden somewhere along the Woodland Faerie Trail and it’s your job to find it!

Last week's answer:
🍓 The faerie feast table is part of plot #104, May Day Festival!

This week’s I-Spy challenge:
🎏 Can you spot this miniature koi pond?

Keep your eyes peeled for this detail as you explore the trail this week! Comment “FOUND IT” when you spy it, then check back next week for the correct answer + a brand new I-Spy challenge! 👀