What are the chances of seeing a Polyrhachis australis in Brisbane?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis australis sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 265 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Polyrhachis australis in Brisbane?
August and November–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis australis in Brisbane on a given day, against about 10% in February–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Polyrhachis australis?
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polyrhachis australis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Polyrhachis australis live in Brisbane?
Same genus: Polyrhachis
The closest relatives of the Polyrhachis australis that you can see in Brisbane (genus Polyrhachis, Spiny Ants) are Polyrhachis rufifemur (about 20%), Daemel's Spiny Ant (about 20%) and Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Polyrhachis australis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polyrhachis australis is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (265 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.