The layer above the understory is the canopy. This is where much of the action in
the rainforest occurs. Many canopy leaves have specially adapted leaves which
form "drip tips". Drip tips allow water to flow off the leaves which prevents
mosses, fungi, and lichens from occupying the leaves. Leaves in the canopy are
very dense and filter about 80 percent of the sunlight. The canopy is where the
wealth of the rainforest's fruits and flowers grow. Bromeliads, cup-like plants,
provide drinking pools for animals and breeding locations for tree frogs.