Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 52 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

Accepted Answer

June. In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant?

Accepted Answer

Between 10 am and 1 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Bastimentos Island National Marine Park the best place to see a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant?

Accepted Answer

24th of 33. Of the 33 parks where we can rate Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park ranks 24th at about 20%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 50%), Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant live in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Formicidae. The closest relatives of the Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 30%) and Ectatomma tuberculatum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (13 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~50%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
4	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
5	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
8	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
10	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
11	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
12	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
14	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
15	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
16	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
17	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
18	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
20	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
21	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
22	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
25	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
29	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
30	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
31	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
2	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
3	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
4	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
5	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
6	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	~10%
7	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
8	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	<5%

Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant

About the Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant

Recent sightings of Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant

Ectatomma tuberculatum

Red-Headed Paper Wasp

Executioner Paper Wasp

Red-Tailed Stingless Bee

Banded Peacock

White Peacock

Ischnomela pulchripennis

Giant Red-Winged Grasshopper

White-Tipped Cycadian

Thoas Swallowtail

Carmine Skimmer

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