Camponotus modoc
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Camponotus modoc or western black carpenter ant is a black carpenter ant with dark red legs. Workers range in size from 7 to 13 mm (0.28 to 0.51 in). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Black Carpenter Ant sighting in Portland on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 128th most-seen of the 507 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.
February and April–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Black Carpenter Ant in Portland on a given day, against under 5% in March and July–January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Black Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Western Black Carpenter Ant sightings, Portland ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vancouver (Canada, about 10%) and Seattle (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Black Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Portland (47 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.
