Cephalotes liogaster
Species of ant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cephalotes liogaster 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 are on. Because of this, they are colloquially referred to as gliding ants.[1][2]
| Cephalotes liogaster | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Cephalotes |
| Species: | C. liogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalotes liogaster (Santschi, 1916) | |