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Cephalotes clypeatus

Cephalotes clypeatus

Hormiga Deslizante
Family: Formicidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Cephalotes clypeatus 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. This ability has given them the name gliding ants.

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





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Photography ID: 202582
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/22/2012
Graciela Alcantara


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246190712/01/202609:53ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
252084131/05/202513:04ArgentinaMisionesPuerto Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
57404722/08/2012ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional IguazúGraciela Alcantara
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cephalotes clypeatus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.