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Turtle Ant

Cephalotes sp.

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Description:

Cephalotes is a Neotropical genus of ant species

Habitat:

Mainly arboreal

Notes:

The workers use their big heads as doors

Reference Links:

Cephalotes, Genus: Cephalotes - AntWeb

Species ID Suggestions

Turtle ant

Cephalotes s.p.

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PublishedDecember 18, 2012

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