Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant

Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant

Camponotus sexguttatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Big Cypress National Preserve

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

17 Verified sightings at Big Cypress National Preserve From 2019 to 2026
58 In all 2 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant

Camponotus sexguttatus is a species of carpenter ant native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. This species is invasive in Florida, Hawaii, and Arizona. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~10%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant in Big Cypress National Preserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant in Big Cypress National Preserve?

April–May and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Big Cypress National Preserve the best place to see a Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant live in Big Cypress National Preserve?

Same genus: Camponotus

The closest relatives of the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Florida Carpenter Ant (about 20%) and Compact Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (17 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.

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