Oecophylla longinoda (common name weaver ant) is a species of arboreal ant found in the forested regions of tropical Africa.

Crematogaster ashmeadi, commonly known as the acrobat ant, is an arboreal ant widespread in the Southeastern United States.

It is the most dominant arboreal ant in the pine forests of the coastal plains of northern Florida.

Gliding ants are arboreal ants of several different genera that are able to control the direction of their descent when falling from a tree.

Gliding is not observed in all arboreal ants.

There are several species of gliding ant including Cephalotes atratus; this may be a common trait among most arboreal ants.

These arboreal, wasp-like ants have an orange-brown body around 3 cm in length and very large eyes.

It feeds on arboreal ants and termites.

Cephalotes fossithorax is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering during a fall.

When these pangolins forage, they mostly do it on the ground, but, as seen in the rainforest canopy of Sri Lanka, arboreal ants may be preyed upon.