Camponotus fulvopilosus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Camponotus fulvopilosus, commonly known as the Karoo balbyter ant and yellow-haired sugar ant, is a species of carpenter ant endemic to the arid regions of Southern Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Balbyter Ant sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 31 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.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Balbyter Ant in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–August, the lowest months. That is one of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 40 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Karoo Balbyter 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Karoo Balbyter Ant sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%) and Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Karoo Balbyter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (12 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.
