Temnothorax longispinosus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Temnothorax longispinosus is a species of Temnothorax commonly found in the eastern United States and eastern Canada as well as in British Columbia. This genus is often adorned with small protrusions from the body towards the gaster and petiole. This species tends to be between 2 and 2.5 mm (0.08 and 0.10 in) in length. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Spined Acorn Ant sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 630th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Spined Acorn Ant in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Spined Acorn Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data
Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-Spined Acorn Ant sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Spined Acorn Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (8 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.
