Pheidologeton diversus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Carebara diversa, commonly known as the East Indian harvesting ant, is a species of marauder ant widely distributed throughout Asia. Carebara diversa is a eusocial insect and individuals have continuous allometric variation in size and morphology to facilitate task allocation and partitioning of work. Minor workers are between 1.3 and 2.5 mm in length, but major workers are much larger. Between the smallest minor and largest major workers there are many intermediate forms. The largest workers can have heads approximately 12 times as large as those of their smallest counterparts. The dry weight of a large major worker can be approximately 550 times as heavy of that of its smallest counterpart. These size-related morphological differences correspond with their division of labor. For example, small, young, minor workers specialize in caring for the larvae but extend their activities as they grow older.
Minor workers have yellowish brown to reddish brown bodies. Their mandibles each have five "teeth" and their antennal scapes are short and do not exceed the posterior margin of the head. Minor workers have rectangular heads with weakly convex posterior margins in full... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Marauder Ant sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 100th most-seen of the 122 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Marauder Ant in Manila on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Manila's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain against 100 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Marauder Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Asian Marauder Ant sightings, Manila ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taichung (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Marauder Ant that you can see in Manila (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 60%), Tropical Fire Ant (about 20%) and Longhorn Crazy Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Marauder Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Manila (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.
