Klaus Lunau

Professor, Institute of Sensory Ecology, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf

Klaus Lunau

Flowers need to attract pollinators of the right size, so their pollen ends up on the correct part of an animal’s body so it’s efficiently flown to another flower to enable pollination.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away

27 Jan 2026

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