Dolichoderus bispinosus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Dolichoderus bispinosus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Olivier in 1792, the species is found in many countries, including Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus bispinosus sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st most-seen of the 306 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.
May and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus bispinosus in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dolichoderus bispinosus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Dolichoderus bispinosus sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Dolichoderus bispinosus that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (about 40%), Atta sexdens (about 20%) and Labidus praedator (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dolichoderus bispinosus is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (19 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.
