Seen like tiny clumps of broccoli from the sky, the canopy layer of trees form a thick layer of branches, vines and leaves 65 to 100 feet above the forest floor.
That's taller than an eight story building.
Acting like umbrellas of leaves, trees shade the shrubs and small saplings found below. Water rolls down leaves and is quickly channeled away because of drip tips.
These aerial highways formed by the vegetation allow animals ease of movement.
Animals of this layer include: ants, hornbill, parrot, and fruit bat.
