The Daintree Rainforest is the biggest forest in Australia, and yet it only covers up 0.2% of Australia's landmass. This rainforest is home to many animals including: The Praying Mantis, The Green Tree Frog, Peppermint stick insect and lots more. The Daintree rain forest is found in Cape
Tribulation Road, Cape Tribulation QLD, and Australia. Cape tribulation is in
the northern part of Queensland; it is 110km north of Cairns. The average temperature their is 26 degrees.
The Praying Mantis
The praying mantis has adapted to its ecosystem by:
1. Making its eyes move separately to see predators easier and will be able to escape quicker. 2. They have 5 eyes, 2 big eyes and 3 little eyes in between the big eyes 3. They can turn their head 180 degrees to scan for food 4. They're usually green or brown and this makes them have great camouflage. Quick Facts about The Praying Mantis: 1. They sometimes eat there own kind and even there mate! 2. They have a total of 5 eyes! 3. A female can lay between 500-1000 eggs in there life time! 4. They are the same size as a small teacup. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taipan Snake The Taipan snake is atertiary consumer, taipan snakes is a fast snake that on average reaches 2 meters long. It is active during the day and its prey includes small rodents, which lives in the daintree rainforest. The snake is black with a orange stripe down the spine. These snakes are extremely dangerous because of their venom. A physical adaptation is the venom that helps kill the animals. This animal is perfect for the daintree rainforest because of the humidity. Behavioral adaptations would include being orange and black so they can blend into black trees and algae to hide when sleeping, so they don’t get eaten. |
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Quick factsOver 400,000 people visit the Daintree Rainforest every year
The total size of the Daintree rainforest is 1200 square kilometres Over 12,000 types of insects make their homes there The rainforest has over 3,000 species of plants The Daintree rainforest is about 135 million years old It covers 0.2% of Australia's land mass |
Daintree fan
palm
The Daintree fan palm got its name because back in the 1970’s the servants used them to fan the wealthy. They are the most popular plant in the Daintree rainforest. The fan palm is 36.2% of all the plants. Their main diet is sun, water and nurturance from the soil. They can grow up to 15 meters high. They were nearly extinct but in 1963 some explores came, took the plant and rescued it.
Banana tree leaf
The Banana tree leaf looks like a regular leaf its green and it is in the exact same shape. The shape of the banana tree leaf doesn’t help them survive because it is what herbivores eat, they have no protection. It can store water on its leaf’s to drink later, this is a physical adaptation. Some of its leafs curl up like a cone to catch more water for later.
The Daintree fan palm got its name because back in the 1970’s the servants used them to fan the wealthy. They are the most popular plant in the Daintree rainforest. The fan palm is 36.2% of all the plants. Their main diet is sun, water and nurturance from the soil. They can grow up to 15 meters high. They were nearly extinct but in 1963 some explores came, took the plant and rescued it.
Banana tree leaf
The Banana tree leaf looks like a regular leaf its green and it is in the exact same shape. The shape of the banana tree leaf doesn’t help them survive because it is what herbivores eat, they have no protection. It can store water on its leaf’s to drink later, this is a physical adaptation. Some of its leafs curl up like a cone to catch more water for later.
This cool link that you might want to check out about the daintree rainforest http://www.jcu.edu.au/canopycrane/
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