Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Apocrita Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae | |
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Similar Mirror turtle ant, Cephalotes texanus, Cephalotes clypeatus, Cephalotes rohweri, Cephalotes | ||
Cephalotes pusillus
Cephalotes pusillus 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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My cephalotes pusillus in their new nest
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