Pheidole pallidula
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pheidole pallidula is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole. It is widespread around the Mediterranean. Colonies can be characterised as being monogynous or polygynous, meaning it can be ruled by one queen or many. Both ruling forms can be seen in colonies from the same population. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Big-Headed Ant sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 211th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pallid Big-Headed Ant in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pallid Big-Headed Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pallid Big-Headed Ant sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Pallid Big-Headed Ant that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant (about 30%), Mediterranean Acrobat Ant (about 10%) and Cataglyphis velox (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pallid Big-Headed Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada 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.
