Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant

Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant

Myrmecia fulvipes

Endemic
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Brisbane

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

18 Verified sightings at Brisbane
27 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant

Myrmecia fulvipes is a bull ant belonging the genus Myrmecia. Native to Australia, these bull ants are found in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant in Brisbane?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 538th 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.

When is the best time to see a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant in Brisbane?

October and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Brisbane the best place to see a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sightings, Brisbane ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant live in Brisbane?

Same genus: Myrmecia

The closest relatives of the Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant 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.

Where does the Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (18 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.

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