Ectatomma ruidum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Ectatomma ruidum is a Neotropical species of ant in the subfamily Ectatomminae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ectatomma ruidum sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 107 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–May, July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ectatomma ruidum in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, August and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ectatomma ruidum sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Ectatomma ruidum sightings, Caracas ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%) and Managua (Nicaragua, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Ectatomma ruidum that you can see in Caracas (family Formicidae, Ants) are Tropical Carpenter Ant (about 10%), Camponotus lindigi (about 10%) and Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ectatomma ruidum is recorded against all the insects logged in Caracas (15 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.
