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