Museum members get in free. Better yet, why not visit the ASDM online at their new WWW site by clicking here on their unofficial mascot, the Mountain Lion. Pollination is simply the transfer of pollen grrains from an anther on one flower to the receptive female stigma on the same flower or a different one. It sounds like a simple act and it is. Pollination, is however, vitally important.
Pollination takes place around the clock.
The night shift is worked by such animals as nectar-feeding bats and moths. Though day-active humans rarely see them, they are essential to plant reproduction. When habitats are divided and isolated, or when pesticides are used, both plants and their pollinators are threatened. Some plants bloom at night and fade the following day. They attract night-active pollinators, like bats or moths, using strategies that work well in the dark.