''Cephalotes resinae'' is a species of
arboreal ant of the genus ''
Cephalotes'' that has been found preserved in amber. They display the odd shaped head characteristic of
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
resinae
Fossil taxa described in 1999
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