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![Against a night-black background, a hawkmoth hovers over a paper filter cone that is designed to mimic a night-blooming flower. The hawkmoth's long proboscis is reaching into the center of the cone.](https://www.snexplores.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/022224_sb_pollinatorandpollution_feat-1-1030x580.png)
Here, a moth visits a fake flower emitting the scent of a flower it pollinates. Nighttime air pollutants may break down a bloom’s alluring fragrance, making it harder for pollinators to find it.
Charles Hedgcock/University of Washington, Seattle