Monomorium floricola
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The bicolored trailing ant or flower ant (Monomorium floricola) is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, invasive ant which is found all over the world. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant sighting in Brasilia on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 84th most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant in Brasilia on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flower Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Flower Ant sightings, Brasilia ranks 7th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%), Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Flower Ant that you can see in Brasilia (family Formicidae, Ants) are Common Giant Turtle Ant (about 10%), Camponotus arboreus (about 10%) and Camponotus rufipes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flower Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Brasilia (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.
