Cephalotes pallidus: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cephalotes pallidus

Cephalotes pallidus 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 from a tree - a characteristic also contributing to their name as gliding ants.

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