Cephalotes haemorrhoidalis
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| Cephalotes haemorrhoidalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Cephalotes |
| Species: | C. haemorrhoidalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalotes haemorrhoidalis (Latreille, 1802) | |
Cephalotes haemorrhoidalis 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 while dropping from a tree. This species of ant is one of several gliding ants.[1][2]