Cephalotini

Cephalotini
Cephalotes atratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Cephalotini
Genera
Cephalotes Eucryptocerus Procryptocerus Zacryptocerus

Cephalotini is a tribe of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Although they are wingless, biologists have observed them gliding.[1] They will glide back to the trunk of their tree, which is much safer than the ground or water below. They are among a number of groups of gliding ants. They feed mainly on nectar and avian excretion.

References

• Sanders, Robert (2005). "Discovery of gliding ants shows wingless flight has arisen throughout the animal kingdom"
• Yurman, D. and Dominguez-Bello, M.D. (1993). "Bacteria Present in the Gut of Two Neotropical Cephalotini Ants, Cephalotes atratus and Zacryptocerus cf. pusillus, Folia Microbiologica. Vol. 38, No. 6 Springer Netherlands pp. 515-518

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