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