Dolichoderus thoracicus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Dolichoderus thoracicus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Smith in 1860, the species is widespread in Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Black Ant sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 344th most-seen of the 765 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.
July–August, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Black Ant in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in February–June, September and November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocoa Black 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.
10th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Cocoa Black Ant sightings, Taipei ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%), Davao City (Philippines, about 20%) and Denpasar (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Cocoa Black Ant that you can see in Taipei (family Formicidae, Ants) are Camponotus habereri (about 20%), Yellow Crazy Ant (about 10%) and Longhorn Crazy Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cocoa Black Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (26 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.
