Genus

Typical Trap-jaw Ants

Odontomachus

8 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyFormicidae (Ants)
GenusOdontomachus (Typical Trap-jaw Ants)

Species in this group

Odontomachus hastatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Odontomachus rixosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Odontomachus simillimus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Odontomachus chelifer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontomachus erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontomachus ruginodis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontomachus bauri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Odontomachus troglodytes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Trap-jaw Ants

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 8	~30%
	Odontomachus rixosus			~20%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~20%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 8	~30%
	Odontomachus hastatus			~10%
	Odontomachus erythrocephalus			~10%
	Odontomachus chelifer			~10%
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~20%
	Odontomachus hastatus			~10%
	Odontomachus chelifer			~10%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~20%
	Odontomachus hastatus			~20%
5	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~20%
	Odontomachus hastatus			~10%
	Odontomachus erythrocephalus			~10%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 8	~10%
	Odontomachus hastatus			~10%
7	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Rough-Node Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 8	~10%
	Odontomachus hastatus			~10%
9	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 8	~10%
	Odontomachus bauri			~10%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Rough-Node Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
11	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Odontomachus hastatus			~10%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Troglodyte Trap-Jaw Ant			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~20%
2	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 8	~20%
	Odontomachus erythrocephalus			~10%
	Odontomachus chelifer			<5%
3	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~20%
4	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
5	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
	Odontomachus rixosus			<5%
6	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
7	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
8	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
9	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
10	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
11	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
12	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
13	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~10%
	Odontomachus chelifer			~10%
14	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
15	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Rough-Node Trap-Jaw Ant			~10%
16	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 8	<5%
	Troglodyte Trap-Jaw Ant			<5%
17	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	<5%
	Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant			<5%
18	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rough-Node Trap-Jaw Ant			<5%
19	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	<5%
	Odontomachus chelifer			<5%

Typical Trap-jaw Ants

Species in this group

Odontomachus hastatus

Odontomachus rixosus

Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant

Odontomachus chelifer

Odontomachus erythrocephalus

Rough-Node Trap-Jaw Ant

Odontomachus bauri

Troglodyte Trap-Jaw Ant

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Trap-jaw Ants

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked