Cephalotes lenca

Cephalotes lenca 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 Nicaragua and Honduras.^[3] Their larger and flatter legs, a trait common with other members of the genus Cephalotes, gives them their gliding abilities.^[4]

Cephalotes lenca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Cephalotes
Species:	C. lenca
Binomial name
Cephalotes lenca De Andrade, 1999

The species was first given a description and a classification in 1999 by Brazilian entomologist Maria de Andrade.