Crematogaster laeviuscula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Crematogaster laeviuscula, known generally as the acrobat ant or valentine ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shiny Acrobat Ant sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 259 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 116th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shiny Acrobat Ant in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in January and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shiny Acrobat Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Shiny Acrobat Ant sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San Antonio (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Shiny Acrobat Ant that you can see in Austin (family Formicidae, Ants) are Texas Leafcutter Ant (about 10%), Red Imported Fire Ant (about 10%) and Dark Rover Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shiny Acrobat Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (259 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.
