Texas Carpenter Ant

Texas Carpenter Ant

Camponotus texanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Antonio

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

31 Verified sightings at San Antonio
March Best month

About the Texas Carpenter Ant

Camponotus texanus is a species of carpenter ant native to Texas, Nuevo Leon, and possibly Arizona. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Texas Carpenter Ant in San Antonio?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Carpenter Ant sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 697 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.

When is the best time to see a Texas Carpenter Ant in San Antonio?

March and April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Carpenter Ant in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.

Is San Antonio the best place to see a Texas Carpenter Ant?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Texas Carpenter Ant sightings, San Antonio ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Texas Carpenter Ant live in San Antonio?

Same genus: Camponotus

The closest relatives of the Texas Carpenter Ant that you can see in San Antonio (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Camponotus sansabeanus (about 10%) and Camponotus festinatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Texas Carpenter Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Texas Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (31 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.

← Back to San Antonio