European Gate-Keeper Ant

European Gate-Keeper Ant

Camponotus truncatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Vienna

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

84 Verified sightings at Vienna
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~20%
2 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
5 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a European Gate-Keeper Ant in Vienna?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Gate-Keeper Ant sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a European Gate-Keeper Ant in Vienna?

January–August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Gate-Keeper Ant in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a European Gate-Keeper Ant?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most European Gate-Keeper Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Vienna the best place to see a European Gate-Keeper Ant?

4th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate European Gate-Keeper Ant sightings, Vienna ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bucharest (Romania, about 20%), Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Istanbul (Turkey, about 10%).

Which relatives of the European Gate-Keeper Ant live in Vienna?

Same genus: Camponotus

The closest relatives of the European Gate-Keeper Ant that you can see in Vienna (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are Hairy Carpenter Ant (about 10%) and Camponotus fallax (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the European Gate-Keeper Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the European Gate-Keeper Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (84 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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