What are the chances of seeing a Monomorium atomum in Kochi?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Monomorium atomum sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 277th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Monomorium atomum in Kochi?
August and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Monomorium atomum in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Kochi's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in June.
Where else can you see a Monomorium atomum?
Only Kochi, in our data
Kochi is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Monomorium atomum sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Monomorium atomum live in Kochi?
Same genus: Monomorium
The closest relatives of the Monomorium atomum that you can see in Kochi (genus Monomorium, Trailing, Pharaoh, and Timid Ants) are Flower Ant (about 10%) and Destroyer Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Monomorium atomum sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Monomorium atomum is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (9 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.