Brown-Black Carpenter Ant

Brown-Black Carpenter Ant

Camponotus ligniperdus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Stockholm

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

13 Verified sightings at Stockholm
146 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
3 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Stockholm 🇸🇪 Sweden
~10%
2 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
4 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-Black Carpenter Ant in Stockholm?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Black Carpenter Ant sighting in Stockholm on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 202 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 a Brown-Black Carpenter Ant in Stockholm?

April–June and August–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Black Carpenter Ant in Stockholm on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-Black Carpenter Ant?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Black 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.

Is Stockholm the best place to see a Brown-Black Carpenter Ant?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Brown-Black Carpenter Ant sightings, Stockholm has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Prague (Czechia, about 10%) and Vienna (Austria, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Brown-Black Carpenter Ant live in Stockholm?

Same order: Hymenoptera

The closest relatives of the Brown-Black Carpenter Ant that you can see in Stockholm (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Tree Bumble Bee (about 10%), Red-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Common Carder Bumble Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown-Black Carpenter Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-Black Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Stockholm (13 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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