Meranoplus bicolor
In 3 days ~30% 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 Kozhikode on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 138 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Shield Ant in Kozhikode on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–March, the lowest months. That is one of Kozhikode's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 390 mm in June.
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.
3rd of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Bicolored Shield Ant sightings, Kozhikode ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 20%) and Hyderabad (India, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Bicolored Shield Ant that you can see in Kozhikode (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 20%), Yellow Crazy Ant (about 20%) and Camponotus angusticollis (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 Kozhikode (5 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.
