Pheidole megacephala
African big-headed ant
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African Big-headed Ant
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Pheidole
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Occurrences (GBIF) 128 countries · 12507 records GBIF · updated on 14/10/2026 Maximize Minimize
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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1892 | 11 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1901 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1906 | 1 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1920 | 13 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 37 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1926 | 24 |
| 1927 | 38 |
| 1928 | 42 |
| 1929 | 2 |
| 1930 | 4 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1932 | 14 |
| 1933 | 19 |
| 1934 | 20 |
| 1935 | 2 |
| 1936 | 69 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1938 | 11 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1940 | 52 |
| 1941 | 34 |
| 1942 | 8 |
| 1943 | 2 |
| 1944 | 11 |
| 1945 | 2 |
| 1946 | 1 |
| 1947 | 13 |
| 1948 | 3 |
| 1949 | 26 |
| 1950 | 38 |
| 1951 | 26 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1953 | 11 |
| 1954 | 2 |
| 1955 | 9 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1957 | 50 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1960 | 54 |
| 1961 | 65 |
| 1962 | 54 |
| 1963 | 22 |
| 1964 | 47 |
| 1965 | 35 |
| 1966 | 30 |
| 1967 | 188 |
| 1968 | 28 |
| 1969 | 24 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 18 |
| 1975 | 9 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 10 |
| 1978 | 14 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 31 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 29 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1988 | 56 |
| 1989 | 104 |
| 1990 | 64 |
| 1991 | 41 |
| 1992 | 152 |
| 1993 | 30 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 24 |
| 1996 | 24 |
| 1997 | 26 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 261 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 78 |
| 2002 | 114 |
| 2003 | 339 |
| 2004 | 222 |
| 2005 | 620 |
| 2006 | 479 |
| 2007 | 402 |
| 2008 | 467 |
| 2009 | 140 |
| 2010 | 164 |
| 2011 | 124 |
| 2012 | 159 |
| 2013 | 1,710 |
| 2014 | 100 |
| 2015 | 330 |
| 2016 | 517 |
| 2017 | 1,194 |
| 2018 | 111 |
| 2019 | 164 |
| 2020 | 228 |
| 2021 | 303 |
| 2022 | 433 |
| 2023 | 394 |
| 2024 | 309 |
| 2025 | 538 |
| 2026 | 318 |
Australia
03/10/2026 · Aventine Nguyen · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Australia
01/10/2026 · James G · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Australia
01/10/2026 · James G · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
01/10/2026 · Grant Parton · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Australia
28/09/2026 · Mani Kanakagiri · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
27/09/2026 · Julien Carley-Windeler · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Australia
27/09/2026 · Elliot Connor · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Australia
23/09/2026 · mikrakov · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
23/09/2026 · king_cricket · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United States
21/09/2026 · Thomas Irvine · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode · original record
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