Monomorium floricola
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Fortaleza on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and August, the lowest months. Those are among Fortaleza's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in April.
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, Fortaleza ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Flower Ant that you can see in Fortaleza (family Formicidae, Ants) are Camponotus arboreus (about 30%), Atta opaciceps (about 20%) and Dolichoderus bispinosus (about 20%), 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 Fortaleza (8 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.
