Black Compact Carpenter Ant

Black Compact Carpenter Ant

Camponotus novogranadensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Main Ridge Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
14 In all 2 parks
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black Compact Carpenter Ant in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Compact Carpenter Ant sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 346 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.

When is the best time to see a Black Compact Carpenter Ant in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Compact Carpenter Ant in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black Compact Carpenter Ant?

Between 4 and 7 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Compact Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Main Ridge Forest Reserve the best place to see a Black Compact Carpenter Ant?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black Compact Carpenter Ant sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).

Where does the Black Compact Carpenter Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black Compact Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (9 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.

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