Pachycondyla apicalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachycondyla apicalis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pachycondyla apicalis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachycondyla apicalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pachycondyla apicalis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Pachycondyla apicalis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 20%), Bullet Ant (about 10%) and Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachycondyla apicalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (12 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.
