Eciton (Eciton Army Ants)

Genus

Eciton Army Ants

Eciton

3 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

Species in this group

Burchell's Army Ant

Burchell's Army Ant

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Eciton burchellii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Eciton rapax

Eciton rapax

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Eciton rapax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Eciton hamatum

Eciton hamatum

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Eciton hamatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Eciton Army Ants

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~30%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
~30%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
2 of 3
~20%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~20%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
2 of 3
~20%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
2 of 3
~20%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
~20%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
~20%
9 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 3
~20%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~20%
11 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~20%
12 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
~10%
13 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~10%
14 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 3
~10%
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
~10%
16 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~10%
17 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
~10%
18 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~10%
19 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~10%
20 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~10%
21 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
~10%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
~10%

Challenges

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