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Cephalotes jheringi

Cephalotes jheringi

Classification

Class
Insecta

Cephalotes jheringi 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 are on. Giving their name also as gliding ants.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog