''Cephalotes pusillus'' is a species of
arboreal ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
in the genus ''
Cephalotes'', described in 1824 and characterized by its oddly shaped head and ability to glide if it falls from a tree, as
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 ...
s do.
References
pusillus
Insects described in 1824
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