Monomorium floricola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, May–July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flower Ant in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, August–September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Galápagos Islands's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in March.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Flower Ant sightings, Galápagos Islands has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Flower Ant that you can see in Galápagos Islands (family Formicidae, Ants) are Longhorn Crazy Ant (about 10%), Ghost Ant (about 10%) and Odontomachus bauri (about 10%), 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 Galápagos Islands (15 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.
