Crematogaster ashmeadi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Crematogaster ashmeadi, commonly known as the acrobat ant, is an arboreal ant widespread in the Southeastern United States. It nests and forages almost exclusively above ground level, often found in treetops and on lianas. It is one of eleven species in the genus Crematogaster that is native to eastern North America. This ant species has been observed to raid wasp nests, including the species Mischocyttarus mexicanus, and to forage on their brood. It is the most dominant arboreal ant in the pine forests of the coastal plains of northern Florida. Colonies of these ants inhabit a majority of pine trees in the area, living in chambers in the outer bark of living trees that have been abandoned by bark-mining caterpillars, usually of the family Cossidae. C. ashmeadi does little to no excavation of its own, relying solely on chambers bored out by other insects. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashmead's Acrobat Ant sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 236th most-seen of the 826 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashmead's Acrobat Ant in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–April, the lowest months. Those are among Miami's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashmead's Acrobat Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Ashmead's Acrobat Ant sightings, Miami has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Washington (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Ashmead's Acrobat Ant that you can see in Miami (family Formicidae, Ants) are Florida Carpenter Ant (about 20%), Compact Carpenter Ant (about 10%) 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 Ashmead's Acrobat Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (41 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.
