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Common Giant Turtle Ant

Cephalotes atratus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Cephalotes atratus is a species of arboreal ant in the genus Cephalotes, a genus characterized by its odd shaped head. These ants are known as gliding ants because of their ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they lose their footing. Names It is called kaka-sikikoko in the Kwaza language of Rondônia, Brazil.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 92