Rhynchotermes perarmatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhynchotermes perarmatus sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 198th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhynchotermes perarmatus in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhynchotermes perarmatus 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 2 parks where we can rate Rhynchotermes perarmatus sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Blattodea
The closest relatives of the Rhynchotermes perarmatus that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (order Blattodea, Cockroaches and Termites) are Giant Cave Cockroach (about 10%), Megaloblatta blaberoides (about 10%) and American Cockroach (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhynchotermes perarmatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (7 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.
