We know that many animals prefer to venture out at night, but did you know that there are also plenty of plants that only really spring into action under cover of darkness. Relying on pollinators such as moths and bats, there are even some flowers that bloom solely at night: a true wealth of botanical wonder that goes unnoticed by most of us.
Reporter: Éanna Ní Lamhna. Producer: Derek Mooney
Nature Nights on RTÉ Radio 1
A week-long celebration on RTÉ Radio 1 of nature and biodiversity in Ireland, the people who dedicate their lives to studying and protecting the natural world, and the artists whose work is inspired by the Irish landscape and the creatures who inhabit it.