What are the chances of seeing a Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant in Singapore?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 228 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant in Singapore?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Singapore the best place to see a Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant?
11th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant sightings, Singapore ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kochi (India, about 20%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 20%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
Where does the Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Oriental Trap-Jaw Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (228 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.