Myrmecia fulvipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Myrmecia fulvipes is a bull ant belonging the genus Myrmecia. Native to Australia, these bull ants are found in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 184th 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–April and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper 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 Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Brisbane (Australia, under 5%) and Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper 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 Tawny-Legged Jack Jumper Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (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.
