Monomorium floricola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The bicolored trailing ant or flower ant (Monomorium floricola) is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, invasive ant which is found all over the world. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd 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.
June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months. Those are among Miami's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flower Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Flower Ant sightings, Miami ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%), Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flower 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.
