Aphaenogaster balcanica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balkan Collared Ant sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 266 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balkan Collared Ant in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and October–March, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Balkan Collared Ant sightings, Istanbul ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Athens (Greece, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Balkan Collared Ant that you can see in Istanbul (family Formicidae, Ants) are Schmidt's Cocktail Ant (about 20%), Eurasian Winter Ant (about 10%) and Camponotus lateralis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Balkan Collared Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (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.
