Myrmicaria brunnea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Myrmicaria brunnea is a species of ant that is native to southern Asia. They have a distinctive down-curved abdomen and spines on the thorax. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Droptail Ant sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 376 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.
July–August, October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Droptail Ant in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in May and November, the lowest months. Those are among Chennai's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in February.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Brown Droptail Ant sightings, Chennai ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bengaluru (India, about 20%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Droptail Ant that you can see in Chennai (family Formicidae, Ants) are Velvet Sugar Ant (about 30%), Indian Black Ant (about 30%) and Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Droptail Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (44 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.
