Dolichoderus thoracicus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Dolichoderus thoracicus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Smith in 1860, the species is widespread in Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Black Ant sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 156 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Black Ant in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and December, the lowest months. That is one of Bandung's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 370 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocoa Black Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Cocoa Black Ant sightings, Bandung ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%), Davao City (Philippines, about 20%) and Denpasar (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Cocoa Black Ant that you can see in Bandung (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 30%), Camponotus singularis (about 20%) and Yellow Crazy Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cocoa Black Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Bandung (16 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.
