Amazing "Flying" Ants

By Wilma Colon-Rivera, Manny Crisostomo, Angela Forest, Stephen Silha

Published Mar 21, 2006

High up in the rainforests, scientist stumble upon an amazing discovery - wingless worker ants gliding to survive. Cephalotes atratus, the scientific name for the gliding ant, lives in Central and South America. It’s believed the gliding – done only by female worker ants – helps preserve the species.

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