Myrmecia comata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Myrmecia comata is an Australian ant in the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia and distributed mostly around Queensland. It was described as a species by John S. Clark in 1951. Myrmecia comata has some similarities with M. flavicoma. Workers grow can from 18 to 20 millimetres in length. The head, node, and postpetiole is a reddish-brown, gaster is black, and the mandibles, antennae, and legs are a yellowish-brown colour. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Myrmecia comata sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 981st most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Myrmecia comata in Brisbane on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Myrmecia comata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Myrmecia comata that you can see in Brisbane (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Jumping Jack Ant (about 10%) and Myrmecia gilberti (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Myrmecia comata is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (5 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.
