Camponotus maculatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Camponotus maculatus is a species of carpenter ant (genus Camponotus). "Camponotus maculatus - Facts". AntWeb. Retrieved 19 January 2014. "Camponotus maculatus". at antwiki.org Itis.gov Animaldiversity.org Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Sugar Ant sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 135th most-seen of the 274 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Sugar Ant in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Pretoria's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 130 mm in December.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Spotted Sugar Ant sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Durban (South Africa, under 5%) and Singapore (Singapore, under 5%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Spotted Sugar Ant that you can see in Pretoria (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Eugenie's Long-Legged Sugar Ant (about 10%), Shiny Sugar Ant (about 10%) and Gold-Haired Sugar Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (10 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.
