Ephedra foeminea produces droplets of fluid on its cones in bright moonlight, which sparkle under the polarising light of the Moon to attract beetles and other nocturnal insects for pollination.

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  How does the Moon affect life on Earth? | Natural History Museum

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• How does the Moon affect life on Earth? | Natural History Museum www.nhm.ac.uk Natural History Museum via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• moonlight concept
• insect concept
• pollination concept