canopy - the upper parts of most of the trees
(about 65 to 130 feet or 20 to 40 m tall). This leafy
environment is full of life: insects, arachnids, many birds,
some mammals, etc. emergents - the tops of the tallest trees, which
are much higher than the average trees (the canopy). forest floor - the ground - it is teeming with
animal life, especially insects and arachnids, plus large
animals (like anacondas and jaguars). understory - a dark, cool environment that is
under the leaves but over the ground. Most of the understory
of a rainforest has so little light that plant growth is
limited. There are short, leafy, mostly non-flowering
shrubs, small trees, ferns, and vines (lianas) that have
adapted to filtered light and poor soil.