Cephalotes targionii

Cephalotes targionii

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Cephalotes targionii 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

Sources and credits

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Cephalotes targionii

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