Odontomachus hastatus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Odontomachus hastatus is a species of ant from the complex Odontomachus hastatus, The species was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1804. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus hastatus sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 366 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.
January and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus hastatus in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Odontomachus hastatus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Odontomachus hastatus sightings, Manu National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Odontomachus hastatus that you can see in Manu National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Bullet Ant (about 50%), Ectatomma tuberculatum (about 30%) and Common Giant Turtle Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Odontomachus hastatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (16 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.
