Cephalotes persimplex

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Cephalotes persimplex
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Cephalotes persimplex

Cephalotes persimplex 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]

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References

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  2. Yanoviak, S. P.; Munk, Y.; Dudley, R. (2011). "Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 51 (6): 944–956. doi: 10.1093/icb/icr006 . PMID   21562023.