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Cephalotes angustus

Cephalotes angustus

(Mayr, 1862)
Family: Formicidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Cephalotes angustus 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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cephalotes angustus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
117491817/01/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasRicardo A. Palonsky
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cephalotes angustus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.