Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster scutellaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Barcelona

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

111 Verified sightings at Barcelona
168 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster scutellaris is a species of ant belonging to the family Formicidae, subfamily Myrmicinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
3 Naples 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
4 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~20%
5 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
6 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
7 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
8 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
9 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
10 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant in Barcelona?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 111 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 381 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.

When is the best time to see a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant in Barcelona?

March and May–October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mediterranean Acrobat Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Barcelona the best place to see a Mediterranean Acrobat Ant?

Among the best

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Mediterranean Acrobat Ant sightings, Barcelona ranks 6th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rome (Italy, about 20%), Turin (Italy, about 20%) and Naples (Italy, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant live in Barcelona?

Same family: Formicidae

The closest relatives of the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant that you can see in Barcelona (family Formicidae, Ants) are Barbary Harvester Ant (about 20%), Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant (about 20%) and Argentine Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (111 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.

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