''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 ant
Gliding ants are arboreal ants of several different genera that are able to control the direction of their descent when falling from a tree. Living in the rainforest canopy like many other gliders, gliding ants use their gliding to return to the ...
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References
haemorrhoidalis
Insects described in 1802
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