Camponotus vicinus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Camponotus vicinus is a species of carpenter ant widespread throughout western North America; it is found from Alaska, south to Mexico, and east to Texas and Manitoba. Unlike its wood-nesting relatives, C. vicinus is typically found nesting in the soil under stones and other objects. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Carpenter Ant sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 213th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Carpenter Ant in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicolored 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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Bicolored Carpenter Ant sightings, Salt Lake City has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Denver (United States, under 5%) and San Francisco (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Bicolored Carpenter Ant that you can see in Salt Lake City (family Formicidae, Ants) are Immigrant Pavement Ant (about 20%) and Western Harvester Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicolored Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Salt Lake City (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.
