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A scent in the night
Try this: smell a honeysuckle’s
flowers during the day and then
in the evening. You will find that
the evening scent is much stronger.
Honeysuckle is pollinated mainly by
moths. It releases its perfume after
dark to attract its nighttime visitors.

Smelly monster
The world’s biggest flower
is the giant Rafflesia. lt grows
up to 31 in (80 cm) across
and attracts flies by smelling
like rotting meat!

Moths have long tongues
that can reach deep into the
honeysuckle’s tubelike flowers.

The evening primrose
has a strong scent and
pale color to guide
moths toward it.
Night shift

Many flowers open up during
the day and close at night. The
flowers of evening primrose
work the other way around. As
dusk falls, they open wide and
release their scent to attract moths.
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