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