Types of Insects in the Amazon Rainforest

Types of Insects in the Amazon Rainforest The dense forests with closely grown trees having huge trunks and branches, are spread widely throughout. It's difficult to tread through the jungle, which is the habitat of numerous insects, animals, birds and... More

Types of Insects in the Amazon Rainforest The dense forests with closely grown trees having huge trunks and branches, are spread widely throughout. It's difficult to tread through the jungle, which is the habitat of numerous insects, animals, birds and reptiles. The crooning of crickets and growling of tigers make this place utterly fearsome and the eeriness gets more intensified as the dense tress almost prevent sunrays from touching the ground. This is the actual picture of the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon jungle of South America constitutes most parts of the Amazon Basin. It has a rich biodiversity and the biome is made up of million types of insect species. The data provided by a survey, states that to date, at least 2.5 million insect species, 40,000 plant species, 3,000 fish, 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region. Thus, you can well assume how rich and diverse its biome is. In this article we have restricted o Less