Cephalotes insularis

Cephalotes insularis 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] The species is native of Mexico, especially of the states of Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa.^[3] Their larger and flatter legs, a trait common with other members of the genus Cephalotes, gives them their gliding abilities.^[4]

Cephalotes insularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Cephalotes
Species:	C. insularis
Binomial name
Cephalotes insularis (Wheeler, 1934)

The species was first given a description and a classification in 1934 by British entomologist George Wheeler.