Technomyrmex albipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Technomyrmex albipes, commonly known as the white-footed ant, is a species of ant first described in 1861 from Sulawesi, Indonesia by the British entomologist Frederick Smith. Invasive pest ants in Florida, previously identified as T. albipes, have now been separated as Technomyrmex difficilis, both forming part of a species complex with a worldwide distribution.
T. albipes is a small black ant some 2 to 4 mm (0.08 to 0.16 in) long with the lower part of the limbs pale. Workers are chocolate-black with pale lower limbs, antennae with twelve segments and a flattened petiolar node. It differs from T. difficilis in lacking the pair of setae (bristles) that that species has on the back of its head.
The white-footed ant is native to the Indo-Pacific area, and has been introduced into Australia, Africa, North America, the Caribbean and parts of Asia. It inhabits dry forests and open locations. Tent-like nests are made out of debris in trees, bushes, rotten logs, under rocks, in leaf litter and similar places. It also nests in man-made structures such as wall cavities and attics.
The colony structure of this ant is unusual; there... Wikipedia →
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About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Footed Ant sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 225th most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Footed Ant in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–December, the lowest months. Those are among Bengaluru's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in September.
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Of the 2 cities where we can rate White-Footed Ant sightings, Bengaluru has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pune (India, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the White-Footed Ant that you can see in Bengaluru (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 40%), Brown Droptail Ant (about 20%) and Indian Black Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Footed Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (18 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.
