Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant

Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant

Pheidole obtusospinosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Saguaro National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant

Pheidole obtusospinosa is a species of ant and a higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant in Saguaro National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 300th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant in Saguaro National Park?

April and June–July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant?

Only Saguaro National Park, in our data

Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blunt-Spined Big-Headed Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (6 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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