Cephalotes hamulus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Formicidae
Genus
Cephalotes
Species
Scientific Name
Cephalotes hamulus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cephalotes hamulus

Cephalotes hamulus is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they drop off of the tree they're on. Giving their name also as gliding ants.

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Cephalotes hamulus
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Cephalotes hamulus
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