Polyrhachis armata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 151st most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, June and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–May and July–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Armed Spiny 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Armed Spiny Ant sightings, Jakarta ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 10%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
Same genus: Polyrhachis
The closest relatives of the Armed Spiny Ant that you can see in Jakarta (genus Polyrhachis, Spiny Ants) are Polyrhachis arachne (about 10%) and Polyrhachis bicolor (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Armed Spiny Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Jakarta (8 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.
