Myrmecia piliventris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Myrmecia piliventris, the golden tail bull ant, is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. The Myrmecia piliventris is distributed Australia wide, but they're not too common in the western regions of Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Tailed Bull Ant sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 456th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Tailed Bull Ant in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Tailed 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golden-Tailed Bull Ant sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Golden-Tailed Bull Ant that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Australian Red Bull Ant (about 10%), Australian Jumper Ant (about 10%) and Giant Bulldog Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-Tailed Bull Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (9 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.
