Double-Spined Dolly Ant

Double-Spined Dolly Ant

Dolichoderus doriae

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

79 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
79 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Double-Spined Dolly Ant

Dolichoderus doriae is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. It was described by Emery in 1887. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Double-Spined Dolly Ant in Blue Mountains National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Spined Dolly Ant sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Double-Spined Dolly Ant in Blue Mountains National Park?

January–April and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Spined Dolly Ant in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Double-Spined Dolly Ant?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Double-Spined Dolly 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.

Where else can you see a Double-Spined Dolly Ant?

Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data

Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Double-Spined Dolly Ant sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Double-Spined Dolly Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Double-Spined Dolly Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (79 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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