Odontomachus hastatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus hastatus sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Odontomachus hastatus in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–January, the lowest months. That is one of Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 570 mm in October.
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.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Odontomachus hastatus sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Odontomachus hastatus is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte 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.
