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turtle ant (複数形 turtle ants)

1. Any of the tree-dwelling ants of the tribe Cephalotini (genera Cephalotes かつ Procryptocerus).
   • 2010, Mark W. Moffett, Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, University of California Press, page 137,

     The species he concentrated on was Cephalotes atratus, a slate-black “turtle ant” with a flattened body. High-speed videos proved that when dislodged from a tree, a turtle ant stretches out her body and limbs and aligns herself with respect to the ground so that she doesn't turn head over heels.

   • 2016, Mark E. Lasbury, The Realization of Star Trek Technologies, Springer, page 38,

     The crab spider of South America feeds mostly on turtle ants.

   • 2017, Amina Khan, Adapt: How Humans Are Tapping into Nature's Secrets to Design and Build a Better Future, St. Martin's Press, page 213,

     That's very much the case for the arboreal turtle ants in the tropical forests of Mexico, another species Gordon visits during her summers off from teaching.