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'''''Cephalotes fiebrigi''''' 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. |
'''''Cephalotes fiebrigi''''' 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. Also known as [[gliding ant]]s.<ref>Latreille, P.A. (1802). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere des crustaces et des insectes. Vol. 3. ''F. Dufart, Paris''. 467 pp. [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/ants/publications/0242/0242.pdf PDF]</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yanoviak | first1 = S. P. | last2 = Munk | first2 = Y. | last3 = Dudley | first3 = R. | doi = 10.1093/icb/icr006 | title = Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants | journal = Integrative and Comparative Biology | volume = 51 | issue = 6 | pages = 944–956 | year = 2011 | pmid = 21562023| pmc = | url=http://icb.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/05/11/icb.icr006.full.pdf}}</ref> |
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Cephalotes fiebrigi 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. Also known 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, S. P.; Munk, Y.; Dudley, R. (2011). "Evolution and Ecology of Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Ants" (PDF). Integrative and Comparative Biology. 51 (6): 944–956. doi:10.1093/icb/icr006. PMID 21562023.
External links
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