Cephalotes clypeatus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cephalotes clypeatus is a species of arboreal ant of the genus Cephalotes, characterized by an odd shaped head and the ability to "parachute" by steering their fall if they drop off of the tree they're on. This ability has given them the name gliding ants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes clypeatus sighting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 48 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cephalotes clypeatus in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cephalotes clypeatus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Cephalotes clypeatus sightings, Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 30%), Manaus (Brazil, about 20%) and João Pessoa (Brazil, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cephalotes clypeatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (8 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.
