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Pachycondyla villosa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachycondyla villosa sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 431 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.
June and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pachycondyla villosa in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–May and July–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachycondyla villosa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pachycondyla villosa sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Pachycondyla villosa that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (about 20%), Chicatana Leafcutter Ant (about 10%) and Tropical Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachycondyla villosa is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (62 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
