Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894)

Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894)

Cephalotes jheringi is an arboreal gliding ant species of the genus Cephalotes with an unusual head and parachuting ability.

Family
Genus
Cephalotes
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894)

Cephalotes jheringi (Emery, 1894) is an arboreal ant species belonging to the genus Cephalotes. This species is distinguished by its unusually shaped head, and has the ability to steer its fall to parachute if it drops from the tree it inhabits. Species of this type are commonly referred to as gliding ants.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Cephalotes

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