Ectatomma tuberculatum
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Ectatomma tuberculatum, known in Qʼeqchiʼ as the kelep, is a Neotropical species of ant in the subfamily Ectatomminae. Common in the Neotropics, the species is found from Mexico to Argentina. It is a host to the related social parasite Ectatomma parasiticum, the only known parasitic species in the subfamily Ectatomminae.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ectatomma tuberculatum sighting in Salvador on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 42 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.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ectatomma tuberculatum in Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Salvador's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 45 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ectatomma tuberculatum sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Ectatomma tuberculatum sightings, Salvador has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Belém (Brazil, about 20%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ectatomma tuberculatum is recorded against all the insects logged in Salvador (16 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.
