What are the chances of seeing a Browsing Ant in Athens?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Browsing Ant sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 118th most-seen of the 242 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.
When is the best time to see a Browsing Ant in Athens?
January, April–May and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Browsing Ant in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June and October–December, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Browsing Ant?
Only Athens, in our data
Athens is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Browsing Ant sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Browsing Ant live in Athens?
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Browsing Ant that you can see in Athens (family Formicidae, Ants) are Wasmann's Harvester Ant (about 10%), Cataglyphis hellenicus (about 10%) and Ionian Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Browsing Ant sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Browsing Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (12 verified sightings), 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.