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Cephalotes depressus

(Klug, 1824)
Family: Formicidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Cephalotes depressus 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 depressus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
233492501/08/202512:48ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
221039131/10/2022ArgentinaSanta FeParque del Sur "General Manuel Belgrano", Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
182206822/05/2022ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
182206714/04/2022ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cephalotes depressus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.