Butterflies Invade Airport, Bloodthirsty Beauty: Singapore Buzz

Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug 2008, Adam Majendie

"Passengers to the $1.2 billion terminal will now have the chance to wander through a specially designed garden while being mobbed by Tree Nymphs, Common Limes, Red Helens and dozens of other species of lepidoptera, in preparation for their overbooked 13-hour flight to London.

The two-storey garden, complete with fake waterfall, slices of pineapple (for the insects, not the passengers), butterfly- friendly flowers and spiral staircase is the latest diversion for an airport that has been pampering and soothing frazzled travelers for 27 years."

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