Rainforest as system
http://www.tropical-rainforest-facts.com/Tropical-Rainforest-Layer-Facts/Tropical-Rainforest-Floor-Layer-Facts.shtml
- 4 layers with different light conditions in each of it
- when tree falls - opening in the forest canopy
- maintaining diversity of species
- small disturbance in the ecosystem
- increased animal activity
Green Iguana
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Iguana_iguana/#ecosystem_roles
- interesting skin
- special "eye" behind the normal eye that recognize enemy from above - thermo vision
Glass frog
https://www.britannica.com/animal/glass-frog
https://featuredcreature.com/glass-frog-looks-like-glowing-constellation-rainforest/
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/glass-frog-transparent-43242/
https://www.wired.com/2016/09/glass-frog-doesnt-care-can-see-guts/
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glass-frog-wears-its-heart-all-see?mode=magazine&context=193345
- translucency of the frog
Clubed Begonia
https://asknature.org/strategy/leaves-focus-light/#.Wm8yj-fkWbg
- lens-shaped epidermal cells to increase the absorption of diffuse light
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