In tropical rainforests strangler fig seeds germinate in the tree canopy and send roots downwards until they reach the soil. Then, as their roots grow they strangle the tree that originally supported their seedling stage.
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Rainforest CLASSROOM
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Inspire your students with the instrucational resources.
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The Morpho Institute
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The secret of how butterflies came to look like leaves may have been revealed, a new study says. 
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When you think about baby millipedes too much, as I did today, you discover the most curious thing isn’t how many, but how few feet they have.
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"That’s no radio antenna. It could well be that this treehopper is mimicking a fungus that invades other insects and erupts out of their bodies. And if that’s not something to strive to be in life, I don’t know what is."
The Morpho Institute's insight:
Weekend Wildlife: How to avoid being eaten in the Amazon 101. Tactic: Look like something that nobody would ever want to eat...
In this case, disguise yourself with head gear that makes it look like you've been infected with a fungus that turns you into a zombie and eats you from the inside out. Awesomeness!
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Use plant adaptations to make connections between rainforests and deciduous forests!