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Cephalotes jheringi

Cephalotes jheringi

Family: Formicidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Cephalotes jheringi 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 are on. Giving their name also as gliding ants.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cephalotes jheringi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 391596
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/06/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 368499
  Adult
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/17/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
123107006/01/2020ArgentinaSanta FeCostanera (iriondo y skate), Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
114948317/12/2019ArgentinaSanta FeHumedal lindante al Rio Salado, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cephalotes jheringi – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.