Lasius aphidicola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lasius aphidicola, colloquially known as the shaded fuzzy ant, recently found to be distinct from the morphologically similar Palearctic Lasius umbratus. For more information, see Antwiki Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded Fuzzy Ant sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 458th most-seen of the 672 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded Fuzzy Ant in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 130 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shaded Fuzzy 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Shaded Fuzzy Ant sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 5th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Boston (United States, under 5%), Washington (United States, under 5%) and New York City (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shaded Fuzzy Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (9 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.
