Homes and Property | Home PageExhibit offers chance to see butterflies up closeA ticklish situation: Noah Dixon experiences the wonders of the Amazing Butterflies display at the Natural History MuseumEvening Standard12 April 2012More than 500 butterflies were today emerging from their cocoons as part of a Natural History Museum's exhibit.A heated greenhouse in the museum grounds housing more than 30 species of butterfly and moth opens to the public tomorrow and will allow 1,500 visitors a day to see the insects up close."We asked visitors what they like most, and butterflies came out top," said spokeswoman Alex Gaffikin. Every morning new butterflies will be released from a hatchery."It's great," said eight-year-old Noah Dixon during a preview. "The only thing is they really tickle when they land on your nose."Amazing Butterflies runs until 17 August. Timed-entry tickets can be purchased online.MORE ABOUTButterfliesDwelling Houses And ApartmentsInsectsMuseums