Pheidole pallidula
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pheidole pallidula is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole. It is widespread around the Mediterranean. Colonies can be characterised as being monogynous or polygynous, meaning it can be ruled by one queen or many. Both ruling forms can be seen in colonies from the same population. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Big-Headed Ant sighting in Lisbon on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th most-seen of the 441 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.
June–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Big-Headed Ant in Lisbon on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Lisbon's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 95 mm in November.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pallid Big-Headed Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Pallid Big-Headed Ant sightings, Lisbon ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Naples (Italy, about 10%), Rome (Italy, about 10%) and Madrid (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Pallid Big-Headed Ant that you can see in Lisbon (family Formicidae, Ants) are Mediterranean Acrobat Ant (about 10%), Barbary Harvester Ant (about 10%) and Argentine Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pallid Big-Headed Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Lisbon (28 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.
