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Almost anything that lives in the rainforest is prey to*something*. Insects are eaten by frogs, birds, monkeys.Birds of paradise are eaten by carnivores such as leopardsor omnivores such as primates, as long as the predators canfind a way to catch them off guard. Ants are devoured byanteaters.
Keeping this in consideration, what animals are predators in the rainforest?
At the very center of the rain forest food websit the top, or apex, predators. In most rainforests,these central slots are held by the big cats—tigers, leopardsand jaguars—the big snakes, the big crocodilians and thelargest birds of prey. But even among these apex creaturesthere is never a truce.
- 8 Bullet Ant.
- 7 Brazilian Wandering Spider.
- 6 South American Rattlesnake.
- 5 Red Bellied Piranhas.
- 4 Electric Eel.
- 3 Jaguar.
- 2 Green Anaconda.
- 1 Poison Dart Frog.
Beside this, what is an example of a predator/prey relationship in the rainforest?
Life in the rainforests is filled withpredator-prey relationships. A few examplesare: neotropical rain frogs preyed upon by rear-fanged snakes,berries hunted by birds, and critters hounded by jaguars.Predation keeps the food chain of the rainforests inbalance.
Share. The Amazon Rainforest is home to 427mammal species, 1,300 bird species, 378 species of reptiles, andmore than 400 species of amphibians. Some of the animalsthat live in the Amazon Rainforest include jaguars, sloths,river dolphins, macaws, anacondas, glass frogs, and poison dartfrogs.