Rich Spiny Sugar Ant

Rich Spiny Sugar Ant

Polyrhachis dives

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taipei

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

36 Verified sightings at Taipei
December Best month

About the Rich Spiny Sugar Ant

Polyrhachis dives is a wide-ranging species of ant from southern Asia and the Northern Territory of Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
9 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
10 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rich Spiny Sugar Ant in Taipei?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rich Spiny Sugar Ant sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 249th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rich Spiny Sugar Ant in Taipei?

May and September–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rich Spiny Sugar Ant in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–August, the lowest months.

Is Taipei the best place to see a Rich Spiny Sugar Ant?

9th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Rich Spiny Sugar Ant sightings, Taipei ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 30%), Naha (Japan, about 10%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).

Where does the Rich Spiny Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rich Spiny Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (36 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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