Meranoplus bicolor
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 Hyderabad on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 318 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.
March to August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Shield Ant in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in February, September and December, 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.
2nd of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Bicolored Shield Ant sightings, Hyderabad ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 20%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Bicolored Shield Ant that you can see in Hyderabad (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 30%), Tropical Fire Ant (about 30%) and Indian Black Ant (about 30%), 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 Hyderabad (71 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.
