Cephalotes pusillus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cephalotes pusillus is a species of arboreal ant in the genus Cephalotes, described in 1824 and characterized by its oddly shaped head and ability to glide if it falls from a tree, as gliding ants do. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes pusillus sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th most-seen of the 186 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes pusillus in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in June–July, September and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in December.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Cephalotes pusillus sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Fortaleza (Brazil, about 20%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Cephalotes pusillus that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Formicidae, Ants) are Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (about 10%), Camponotus renggeri (about 10%) and Atta sexdens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cephalotes pusillus is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (6 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.
