Dolichoderus bispinosus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus bispinosus sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 117 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dolichoderus bispinosus in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September–January, the lowest months. That is one of Piedras Blancas National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 650 mm in October.
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.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Dolichoderus bispinosus sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Dolichoderus bispinosus that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant (about 30%), Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 20%) and Colombian Leafcutter Ant (about 20%), 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 Piedras Blancas 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.
