Cephalotes serraticeps explained

Cephalotes serraticeps is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an abnormally shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they fall off the trees they live on. Giving their name also is gliding ants.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. 467 pp. PDF
  2. Yanoviak . S. P. . Munk . Y. . Dudley . R. . 10.1093/icb/icr006 . Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants . Integrative and Comparative Biology . 51 . 6 . 944–956 . 2011 . 21562023. free .

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