Odontomachus hastatus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus hastatus sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus hastatus in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 310 mm in November.
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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Odontomachus hastatus sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come 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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Dolichoderus attelaboides (about 20%), Camponotus rufipes (about 20%) and Shimmering Golden Sugar 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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park (11 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.
