Genus

Turtle Ants

Cephalotes

3 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyFormicidae (Ants)
GenusCephalotes (Turtle Ants)

Species in this group

Cephalotes atratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cephalotes clypeatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cephalotes varians

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Turtle Ants

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
2	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
3	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~10%
8	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~10%
9	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~10%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~10%
10	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~10%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Caribbean Turtle Ant			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2 of 3	~40%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~30%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~20%
2	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	~40%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~30%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~20%
3	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 3	~30%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~20%
4	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	~30%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~10%
5	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~30%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~30%
6	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~20%
7	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~10%
8	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~10%
9	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Common Giant Turtle Ant			~10%
10	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Cephalotes clypeatus			~10%

Turtle Ants

Species in this group

Common Giant Turtle Ant

Cephalotes clypeatus

Northern Caribbean Turtle Ant

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Turtle Ants

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked