Camponotus sericeiventris
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Camponotus sericeiventris, the shimmering golden sugar ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to large parts of Central and South America. It is the only species in the subgenus Myrmepomis. These five subspecies belong to the species Camponotus sericeiventris: Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 169 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against about 10% in April and May, the lowest months. Those are among Rio de Janeiro's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shimmering Golden Sugar 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.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant sightings, Rio de Janeiro has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 10%) and San José (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Rio de Janeiro (127 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.
