What are the chances of seeing a 12-Spot Strider in Vienna?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a 12-Spot Strider sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1286th most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a 12-Spot Strider in Vienna?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a 12-Spot Strider in Vienna on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a 12-Spot Strider?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most 12-Spot Strider sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a 12-Spot Strider?
Only Vienna, in our data
Vienna is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate 12-Spot Strider sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the 12-Spot Strider sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the 12-Spot Strider is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (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.