Cephalotes fossithorax

Cephalotes fossithorax is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering during a fall. See also gliding ants. The species was originally reported as Cryptocerus fossithorax in 1921, a name which is now obsolete.

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