Tetraponera rufonigra
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Tetraponera rufonigra, is a species of ant belonging to the subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae. It is distributed across Southeast Asia Commonly called the bi-coloured arboreal ant, they are arboreal and build small nests which are excavated holes usually in dried parts of trees. They are active hunters and hunt small insects. They have a well developed sting and when stung can cause allergic reactions in human beings.
The ant is known as "Hath polayaa" in Sinhala. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiruppur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Tiruchirappalli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Coimbatore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Visakhapatnam | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Vadodara | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant sighting in Tiruppur on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 5 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant in Tiruppur on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months. That is one of Tiruppur's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 5 mm in January. March has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant sightings, Tiruppur has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tiruchirappalli (India, about 30%) and Chennai (India, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arboreal Bicolored Slender Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Tiruppur (5 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.
