Cephalotes trichophorus

Cephalotes trichophorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Cephalotes
Species:	C. trichophorus
Binomial name
	Cephalotes trichophorus;

Cephalotes trichophorus 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.[1][2]

References

Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. 467 pp. PDF
Yanoviak, SP; Dudley, R; Kaspari M, M (February 10, 2005). "Directed aerial descent in canopy ants". Nature. 433 (702): 624–626. doi:10.1038/nature03254. PMID 15703745.

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[1] Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. F. Dufart, Paris. 467 pp. PDF

[2] Yanoviak, SP; Dudley, R; Kaspari M, M (February 10, 2005). "Directed aerial descent in canopy ants". Nature. 433 (702): 624–626. doi:10.1038/nature03254. PMID 15703745.