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The rainforest understory is very hot, very damp, and the
air is still. During the hottest part of the day it is very
still. |
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Birds and monkeys may enter the understory in their
travels or while looking for food. |
And many birds, such as this antshrike, which eats
insects on the forest floor, make their nests in the
understory. |
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Many smaller plants, such as this ginger, bloom in the
understory. |
And of course, the huge variety of flowers, like this
passionflower, that bloom in the understory attract all those creatures which
eat pollen and nectar and which pollinate the
flowers...... |
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Such as this heliconia butterfly, which because of the
leaves it eats as a caterpillar is poisonous to any predators who might eat
it. |
By being brightly colored, any animal which eats this
butterfly and then becomes sick, will remember it and never eat one of this
type again! |
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