Polyrhachis schistacea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Savanna Spiny Sugar Ant sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 225th most-seen of the 274 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.
March–April and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Savanna Spiny Sugar Ant in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Savanna Spiny Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Savanna Spiny Sugar Ant sightings, Pretoria ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Savanna Spiny Sugar Ant that you can see in Pretoria (family Formicidae, Ants) are Natal Droptail Ant (about 10%), Large Pugnacious Ant (about 10%) and Small Spiny Sugar Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Savanna Spiny Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (5 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.
