What are the chances of seeing a Polyrhachis rufifemur in Brisbane?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis rufifemur sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 447 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 1083 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.
When is the best time to see a Polyrhachis rufifemur in Brisbane?
March–May and September–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis rufifemur in Brisbane on a given day, against about 10% in February and June–August, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Polyrhachis rufifemur?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polyrhachis rufifemur sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Polyrhachis rufifemur?
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polyrhachis rufifemur sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Polyrhachis rufifemur live in Brisbane?
Same genus: Polyrhachis
The closest relatives of the Polyrhachis rufifemur that you can see in Brisbane (genus Polyrhachis, Spiny Ants) are Daemel's Spiny Ant (about 20%), Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant (about 10%) and Polyrhachis australis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Polyrhachis rufifemur sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polyrhachis rufifemur is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (447 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.