Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Apocrita | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae | |
Cephalotes jamaicensis 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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