''Cephalotes serratus'' 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
serratus
Serratus may refer to any of several muscles in the thorax (trunk). See:
*Serratus anterior muscle
*Serratus posterior superior muscle
*Serratus posterior inferior muscle
The serratus posterior inferior muscle, also known as the posterior serra ...
Fossil taxa described in 1995
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