- Description
- Specifications
Genuine Dominican Amber Fossil
Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmicinae Cephalotes (Turtle Ant)
Cephalotes Ants have a Heavy Sclerotized Exoskeleton and are characterized by a Shield Like Head that the workers use to arrest the access to their nest and by the short-clubbed antennae. Their nests are placed in pre-existing plant cavities. The grotesque morphology of the Cephalotes ants fascinated people of different epochs and cultures, aerial view of one of the lines of Nazca (Peru) represents a Cephalotine ant.
Superb Very High Quality Live Like Specimen
Complete - Totally Covered by the Amber
13.7 x 12.5 x 6.2mm - 2.91Ct
