Ectatomma ruidum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ectatomma ruidum is a Neotropical species of ant in the subfamily Ectatomminae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ectatomma ruidum sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 378 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.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ectatomma ruidum in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ectatomma ruidum sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Ectatomma ruidum sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Ectatomma ruidum that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Bullet Ant (about 70%), Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 40%) and Burchell's Army Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ectatomma ruidum is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (32 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.
