Cephalotes angustus — Details

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Paraguay: Central
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Central (ALWC).

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Cephalotes angustus

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Cephalotes angustus 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're on. Giving their name also as gliding ants.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. 467 pp. PDF
  2. ^ Yanoviak, SP; Dudley R, Kaspari M (February 10 2005). "Directed aerial descent in canopy ants". Nature 433 (702): 6624�6. doi:10.1038/nature03254. PMID 15703745. 
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