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. Many have a heavy fragrance and are white or light-colored. This strategy encourages pollinating animals to transfer pollen between flowers of the same species. It may surprise you to know that moth species outnumber butterfly species 10 to 1. Because most moths are active at night, we may be more familiar with their day-active larvae.