Equatorial tree
Abnormal
Strangler fig
Emergent
For humans to eat
To attract animals
To store sugar to use later
They use it to build a nest
They feed it to fungus, which ant larvae eat
Ant larvae eat the leaves
Adult ants eat the leaves
Rainforests get between 0 and 50 inches of rain a year.
Emergents and canopy
Forest floor and deep floor
Emergents and the sky
Canopy and forest floor
Find pockets of water for them
All of the above
Lay eggs for tadpole food
Carry them to pockets of water
It cools them off
It acts as camouflage
It attracts insects the sloth eats
Sloths eat algae and bacteria