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Cephalotes unimaculatus

Cephalotes unimaculatus

Smith, 1853
Family: Formicidae
Order: Hymenoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Cephalotes unimaculatus 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 unimaculatus. 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
248987619/06/2026Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaParque Nacional Cotubanamá (Parque Nacional del Este)Adrian Braidotti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cephalotes unimaculatus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.