Aphaenogaster longiceps
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Funnel Ant sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 220th 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.
May and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Funnel Ant in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Funnel 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 3 cities where we can rate Funnel Ant sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%) and Brisbane (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Funnel Ant that you can see in Melbourne (family Formicidae, Ants) are Banded Sugar Ant (about 20%), Inch Ant (about 20%) and Rhytidoponera victoriae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Funnel Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (63 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.
