Biology:Cephalotes resinae

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Short description: Species of ant


Cephalotes resinae
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C. resinae
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Cephalotes resinae

Cephalotes resinae 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.[1][2]

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. (2011). "Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants". Integrative and Comparative Biology 51 (6): 944–956. doi:10.1093/icb/icr006. PMID 21562023. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5063460 entry