Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant

Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant

Camponotus sexguttatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Montevideo

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Montevideo
58 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant

Camponotus sexguttatus is a species of carpenter ant native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. This species is invasive in Florida, Hawaii, and Arizona. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~10%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant in Montevideo?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sighting in Montevideo on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 100 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.

When is the best time to see a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant in Montevideo?

August and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant in Montevideo on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Montevideo the best place to see a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sightings, Montevideo ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 10%).

Where does the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Montevideo (5 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.

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