Suborder Apocrita Rank Species | Family Formicidae | |
Similar Cephalotes texanus, Cephalotes clypeatus, Cephalotes rohweri, Cephalotes varians, Cephalotes | ||
Cephalotes bloosi 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.
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