Species: Cephalotes minutus
 
Breeding difficulty: Medium
 
Castes : Yes
 
Size :
Queen: 7-9 millimeters
Workers: 3-4 millimeters
       Soldiers: 5-6 millimeters 

Foundation type: Claustrale independent
 
Harvesting area: French Guiana 
 
Number of gynes: Monogyne
 
Rearing temperatures: 26-28 degrees
 
Rearing humidity: 70-80
 
Food: Insects and sweet liquids 
 
Hibernation: No
 
Colony type: Resinated plaster, cellular concrete, reconstituted stone, terrarium
 
Description: Cephalotes minutus is a species of turtle ant. They are known to block nest entrances with their heads.