Lasius emarginatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lasius emarginatus is a species of boreal formicine ants native to western Eurasia. It has gained notoriety as the invasive ManhattAnt in the United States. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central European Bicolored Ant sighting in Brussels on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 125th most-seen of the 337 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.
March to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central European Bicolored Ant in Brussels on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central European Bicolored 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 13 cities where we can rate Central European Bicolored Ant sightings, Brussels ranks 9th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Paris (France, about 10%), Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and New York City (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Lasius
The closest relatives of the Central European Bicolored Ant that you can see in Brussels (genus Lasius, Citronella Ants, Fuzzy Ants, and Allies) are Brown Tree Ant (about 10%) and Black Garden Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Central European Bicolored Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Brussels (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.
