Gigantiops destructor
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Gigantiops is a South American genus of jumping ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus contains the single species Gigantiops destructor, which is also the sole member of the tribe Gigantiopini. They have the largest eyes among all ants, are known for their ability to jump, and have the highest number of chromosomes of any member of the subfamily Formicinae (2n=78). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gigantiops destructor sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 26 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.
February and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gigantiops destructor in Belém on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gigantiops destructor sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Belém, in our data
Belém is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gigantiops destructor sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Gigantiops destructor that you can see in Belém (family Formicidae, Ants) are Ectatomma tuberculatum (about 20%), Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 20%) and Common Giant Turtle Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gigantiops destructor is recorded against all the insects logged in Belém (5 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.
