Ethiop Carpenter Ant

Ethiop Carpenter Ant

Camponotus aethiops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Rome

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Rome
40 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
4 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ethiop Carpenter Ant in Rome?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiop Carpenter Ant sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 214th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Ethiop Carpenter Ant in Rome?

March to June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ethiop Carpenter Ant in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in July to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Ethiop Carpenter Ant?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ethiop Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Rome the best place to see an Ethiop Carpenter Ant?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Ethiop Carpenter Ant sightings, Rome ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Madrid (Spain, about 10%) and Budapest (Hungary, about 10%).

Where does the Ethiop Carpenter Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ethiop Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Rome (7 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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