Cephalotes clypeatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cephalotes clypeatus is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they drop off of the tree they're on. This ability has given them the name gliding ants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes clypeatus sighting in Campinas on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 89 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, June, August, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes clypeatus in Campinas on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May, July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cephalotes clypeatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Cephalotes clypeatus sightings, Campinas ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 30%), Manaus (Brazil, about 20%) and João Pessoa (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Cephalotes clypeatus that you can see in Campinas (family Formicidae, Ants) are Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (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 Cephalotes clypeatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Campinas (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.
