Pheidole pallidula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Big-Headed Ant sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 457 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Big-Headed Ant in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, the lowest months. That is one of Madrid's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 65 mm in October.
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.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Pallid Big-Headed Ant sightings, Madrid ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Naples (Italy, about 10%) and Rome (Italy, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Pallid Big-Headed Ant that you can see in Madrid (family Formicidae, Ants) are Barbary Harvester Ant (about 20%), Mediterranean Acrobat Ant (about 20%) and Blood-Spotted Sugar 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 Madrid (60 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.
