Camponotus fulvopilosus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Balbyter Ant sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Balbyter Ant in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Karoo Balbyter Ant sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Karoo Balbyter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (29 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.
