Monomorium floricola
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The bicolored trailing ant or flower ant (Monomorium floricola) is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, invasive ant which is found all over the world. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 71st most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–July and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Zhuhai [Macau]'s wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flower Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Flower Ant sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 10%) and Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Flower Ant that you can see in Zhuhai [Macau] (family Formicidae, Ants) are Longhorn Crazy Ant (about 30%), Nicobar Carpenter Ant (about 20%) and Odontoponera denticulata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flower Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (10 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.
