Most of us know how important bees, birds, and butterflies are for plant reproduction — without pollinators, we would struggle to put food on our tables.
Less attention is given to the pollinators of the night, that is, bats, moths, and nocturnal butterflies; who are active while most of us are sleeping. Not only do they receive less recognition for the important work they do, but they also aren't protected in the same way as their daytime counterparts.
The question of the importance of nocturnal pollinators caught the interest of Lund researchers Liam Kendall and Charlie Nicholson when they stumbled upon studies that explored how individual plant species are pollinated during the day versus at night. They suspected that nighttime pollinators might have been overlooked in research.
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Nocturnal pollinators just as important as their daytime colleagues | Lund University
