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Cephalotes mompox

Index Cephalotes mompox

Cephalotes mompox 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 from a tree. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 4 relations: Ant, Arboreal locomotion, Cephalotes, Gliding ant.

Ant

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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Cephalotes

Cephalotes is a genus of tree-dwelling ant species from the Americas, commonly known as turtle ants.

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Gliding ant

Gliding ants are arboreal ants of several different genera that are able to control the direction of their descent when falling from a tree.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalotes_mompox