Myrmecia simillima
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Myrmecia simillima is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia is massive on the coastline and inland areas of New South Wales and Victoria.
The average length for a worker ant of a Myrmecia simillima is 19-23 millimetres long. Queens are of a bigger size at 22-24 millimetres in length. The head, thorax, node, and other features are brown, gaster is black, mandibles and legs and other parts are reddish, with the tarsi and funiculus is a yellowish-red. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 171st most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–May and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in January and June–August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Red Bull 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Australian Red Bull Ant sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Australian Red Bull Ant that you can see in Melbourne (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Inch Ant (about 20%), Inchman Ant (about 10%) and Jack Jumper Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Red Bull Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (80 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.
