Odontomantis planiceps
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Odontomantis planiceps, the Asian ant mantis, is a common species of praying mantis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 8 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Ant Mantis sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 298th most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Ant Mantis in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, July and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Chennai's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Ant Mantis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Asian Ant Mantis sightings, Chennai ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 20%) and Jakarta (Indonesia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Ant Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (6 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.
