Myrmecia fulvipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Myrmecia fulvipes is a bull ant belonging the genus Myrmecia. Native to Australia, these bull ants are found in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 225th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper 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 Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (20 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.
