Polyrhachis mucronata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Polyrhachis mucronata is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae native to Oceania and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis mucronata sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 457th most-seen of the 856 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polyrhachis mucronata in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polyrhachis mucronata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polyrhachis mucronata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Polyrhachis
The closest relatives of the Polyrhachis mucronata that you can see in Daintree National Park (genus Polyrhachis, Spiny Ants) are Polyrhachis foreli (about 20%), Polyrhachis cupreata (about 10%) and Polyrhachis barretti (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polyrhachis mucronata is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
