What are the chances of seeing a Polyrhachis lamellidens in Seoul?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis lamellidens sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 525 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Polyrhachis lamellidens in Seoul?
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis lamellidens in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in May and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Seoul's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 360 mm in July.
Where else can you see a Polyrhachis lamellidens?
Only Seoul, in our data
Seoul is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polyrhachis lamellidens sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Polyrhachis lamellidens live in Seoul?
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Polyrhachis lamellidens that you can see in Seoul (family Formicidae, Ants) are Japanese Wood Ant (about 20%), Japanese Carpenter Ant (about 20%) and Japanese Pavement Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Polyrhachis lamellidens sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polyrhachis lamellidens is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (36 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.