Camponotus compressus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Camponotus compressus, sometimes known as the Indian black ant, is a type of ground-nesting species of ant found in India and Southeast Asia. It is a frequent visitor to toilets as it consumes urea. It is one of the many species which tends plant-sap-sucking insects like aphids and tree hoppers. They add nutrients into the soil through their discarded waste piles These ants stroke their antenna on the hind parts of these insects stimulating them to excrete a sugar rich liquid, called honeydew, which the ants consume. In return, they are known to protect the insects from predators like ladybugs. These ants range from red to black and some times appear slightly yellow in colour. It is known to be the main food of the Indian pangolin. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islamabad | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 2 | Prayagraj | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Tiruchirappalli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Coimbatore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Tiruppur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Kanpur | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Black Ant sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 128 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 477 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Black Ant in Bengaluru on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Bengaluru's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Black Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
21st of 27
Of the 27 cities where we can rate Indian Black Ant sightings, Bengaluru ranks 21st at about 20%. The best odds are in Islamabad (Pakistan, about 40%), Prayagraj (India, about 40%) and Tiruchirappalli (India, about 40%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Indian Black Ant that you can see in Bengaluru (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Silky Sugar Ant (about 10%), Camponotus parius (about 10%) and Camponotus nirvanae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Black Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (128 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.
