Camponotus sexguttatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in February to August, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sightings, Santo Domingo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Montevideo (Uruguay, about 10%) and Miami (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant that you can see in Santo Domingo (family Formicidae, Ants) are Longhorn Crazy Ant (about 20%) and Tropical Fire Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (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.
