''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. They are also known as
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. Living in the rainforest canopy like many other gliders, gliding ants use their gliding to return to the ...
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References
mompox
Insects described in 1999
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