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Cephalotes squamosus

Synonyms: Zacryptocerus pseudoaztecus; Zacryptocerus squamosus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cephalotes squamosus 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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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0