Cephalotes crenaticeps
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| Cephalotes crenaticeps | |
|---|---|
| Cephalotes crenaticeps worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Cephalotes |
| Species: | C. crenaticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalotes crenaticeps (Mayr, 1866) | |
Cephalotes crenaticeps 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.[1][2]