Meranoplus bicolor
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Meranoplus bicolor, is a species of ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found in many Asian countries, where its habitats range from open grasslands to open-canopy forests. They nest in soil, usually at the base of plants. The nest opening is a simple hole, but it can sometimes have multiple openings. Workers forage on the ground as well as on plants, where they exploit extrafloral nectaries and tend to aphids. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Kollam | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Shield Ant sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Shield Ant in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicolored Shield 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.
5th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Bicolored Shield Ant sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 20%), Hyderabad (India, about 10%) and Kozhikode (India, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Bicolored Shield Ant that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 40%), Yellow Crazy Ant (about 20%) and Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicolored Shield Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (10 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.
