Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant

Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant

Polyrhachis ammon

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sydney

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

193 Verified sightings at Sydney
70 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant in Sydney?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 193 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th most-seen of the 742 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant in Sydney?

Any time of year

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

What time of day is best to see a Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Sydney the best place to see a Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant?

Among the best

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).

Where does the Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-Tailed Spiny Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (193 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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