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Cephalotes foliaceus

Cephalotes foliaceus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Cephalotes foliaceus 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.

Distribution

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