Armed Spiny Ant

Armed Spiny Ant

Polyrhachis armata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Singapore

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

162 Verified sightings at Singapore
109 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
2 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
3 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Armed Spiny Ant in Singapore?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 168th most-seen of the 1045 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.

When is the best time to see an Armed Spiny Ant in Singapore?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see an Armed Spiny Ant?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Armed Spiny Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Singapore the best place to see an Armed Spiny Ant?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Armed Spiny Ant sightings, Singapore ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%) and Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 10%).

Where does the Armed Spiny Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Armed Spiny Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (162 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.

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