Cephalotes clypeatus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Cephalotes clypeatus is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they drop off of the tree they're on. This ability has given them the name gliding ants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes clypeatus sighting in Manaus on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 86 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes clypeatus in Manaus on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Manaus's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 50 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cephalotes clypeatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Cephalotes clypeatus sightings, Manaus ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cephalotes clypeatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Manaus (15 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.
