Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Apocrita Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae | |
Similar Cephalotes clypeatus, Cephalotes texanus, Mirror turtle ant, Cephalotes rohweri, Cephalotes atratus |
Cephalotes opacus 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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