Odontomachus erythrocephalus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus erythrocephalus sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus erythrocephalus in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Odontomachus erythrocephalus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Odontomachus erythrocephalus sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Odontomachus
The closest relatives of the Odontomachus erythrocephalus that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Odontomachus, Typical Trap-jaw Ants) are Odontomachus hastatus (about 10%) and Odontomachus chelifer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Odontomachus erythrocephalus is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (20 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
