Odontomachus bauri
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Odontomachus bauri is a species of ponerinae ant known as trap jaw ants. The trap jaw consists of mandibles which contain a spring-loaded catch mechanism. This mechanism allows the ants to accumulate energy before striking or releasing the mandibles rapidly. O. bauri is known for its powerful mandibles, which can open up to about 180° and within 10ms of being stimulated and can close within 0.5 ms, which help with catching prey. The mandibles are able to sting and paralyze prey or crush prey to death. O. bauri also uses its mandibles to propel itself or prey off of the ground either vertically or horizontally. O. bauri can travel over 20 times their body length in a single jaw-propelled leap. O. bauri is closely related to the genus Anochetus which is in the same family, Formicidae. It has been discovered from southern Costa Rica throughout tropical South America, the West Indies (except Cuba and Bahamas), and on the Galapagos Islands.
O. bauri‘s main feature is its dark brown color. Additionally, the face to the near margin of vertex is striated. The head is 2.09–3.12 mm (0.082–0.123 in) long. There is pubescence or hair on the first gastral tergum and is partially... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus bauri sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 83 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.
February–March and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus bauri in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Odontomachus bauri sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Galápagos Islands, in our data
Galápagos Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Odontomachus bauri sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Odontomachus bauri that you can see in Galápagos Islands (family Formicidae, Ants) are Longhorn Crazy Ant (about 10%), Ghost Ant (about 10%) and Camponotus planus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Odontomachus bauri is recorded against all the insects logged in Galápagos Islands (22 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.
