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Cephalotes persimilis

Cephalotes persimilis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Cephalotes persimilis 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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