Myrmecia simillima
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Myrmecia simillima is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia is massive on the coastline and inland areas of New South Wales and Victoria.
The average length for a worker ant of a Myrmecia simillima is 19-23 millimetres long. Queens are of a bigger size at 22-24 millimetres in length. The head, thorax, node, and other features are brown, gaster is black, mandibles and legs and other parts are reddish, with the tarsi and funiculus is a yellowish-red. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 789 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.
January, May, August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Red Bull Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Australian Red Bull Ant sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 20%), Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Australian Red Bull Ant that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Australian Jumper Ant (about 10%), Giant Bulldog Ant (about 10%) and Inch Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Red Bull Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (55 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.
