''Cephalotes serraticeps'' is a species of
arboreal ant of the genus ''
Cephalotes'', characterized by an abnormally shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they fall off the trees they live on. Giving their name also is
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
serraticeps
Insects described in 1858
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