Ectatomma ruidum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Carara National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 83 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.
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ectatomma ruidum in Carara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–September, the lowest months. Those are among Carara National Park's wettest months, with about 620 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in February.
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, Carara National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Ectatomma ruidum that you can see in Carara National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (about 40%), Colombian Leafcutter Ant (about 10%) and Burchell's Army Ant (about 10%), 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 Carara National Park (6 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.
