Camponotus subbarbatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Camponotus subbarbatus. also known as the bearded carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to eastern North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Carpenter Ant sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 290 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 126th most-seen of the 1623 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Carpenter Ant in New York City on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bearded Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Bearded Carpenter Ant sightings, New York City ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Washington (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Bearded Carpenter Ant that you can see in New York City (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (about 10%) and Ferruginous Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bearded Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in New York City (290 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.
