Camponotus texanus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Camponotus texanus is a species of carpenter ant native to Texas, Nuevo Leon, and possibly Arizona. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Carpenter Ant sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 249th most-seen of the 1624 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.
March to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Carpenter Ant in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Texas Carpenter Ant sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Dallas (United States, about 10%) and San Antonio (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Texas Carpenter Ant that you can see in Austin (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Camponotus festinatus (about 10%) and Camponotus sansabeanus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Texas Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (127 verified sightings), 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.
