Ecological Relationship in the Rainforest by Jessica Joy Maglaqui

Jaguars and sloths

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sloths are often hunted by many predators like harpy eagles , ocelots and jaguars .

Capuchin Monkeys & Flowers

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When these monkeys eat certain flowers, pollen sticks to them. As the monkey travels, the pollen is carried and dropped, allowing for new flowers to grow. -Lea

Tree Frogs & Plants

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The treefrogs use plants as protection and as a hiding place to keep themselves safe from predators but in turn, it might hurt the plants

Monarch Butterflies & Monarch butterflies

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These monarch butterflies would stick together in groups and travel together to keep each other safe

Anaconda and Capybara

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Anacondas or the largest snakes in the world, are a threat to Capybaras and usually Anacondas target them to eat, even if they can't swallow them whole because they can suffocate them.

Big Cats Competing For Food

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In the rainforest, big cats such as tigers, leopards and jaguars compete for food that include small mammals. In an attempt to wipe out the top competitors, they sometimes go after each other, but those kills take more energy and comes with more risk. They have better luck trying to be faster and stronger than their competitors while capturing the smaller prey. (Rodents, Wart Hogs, Antelopes & Monkeys)

Leaf cutter ants & Fungus

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Leaf cutter ants cut tiny pieces off leaves in the jungle and take them underground into their tunnels. Fungus grows on the leaves and the ants use bits of the fungus to feed their young. Both the fungus and the young ants get fed.

A Group Of Insects Invading A Tree

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The tree gets harmed and the insects feed on the tree and live there.

Anteaters and Ants

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Ant eaters feed almost exclusively on ants and termites by ripping open their nests with their powerful forelimbs and claws

Golden Jackals & Tigers

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Once a Golden Jackal gets expelled from a pack, it follows a tiger on its hunts to eat off the remains off of the dead carcasses.

Army Ants & Birds

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The antbirds follow the swarm of army ants to food, so while the ant bird gains a benefit, the army ants themselves remain unaffected by the relationship.

Worms And Plants

2023-11-22 05:17:19 UTC

The leaves the worms eat and the plant gets harmed and dies after a couple of nibbles.

Lichen, Moss, Fungi & Trees

2023-11-22 05:17:54 UTC

Lichen, mosses, and some fungi grow on trees without harming the trees, these organisms benefit from the tree because it provides them a home but the tree gains nothing from it.

Durian tree & Bats

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Bats pollinate these durian trees which is beneficial too both since they use it as shelter

Ocelot and Lizards

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Ocelots mainly consume small rodents . Though their diet also includes animals like snakes , birds , LIZARDS . They usally hunt at night

Brazil nut tree & Euglossine Bees

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These (mostly female) bees gain nutrients from the trees while they are the main source of pollination of the brazil nut tree.

by lea <3

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