Polyrhachis armata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Armed Spiny 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.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Armed Spiny Ant sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%).
Same genus: Polyrhachis
The closest relatives of the Armed Spiny Ant that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Polyrhachis, Spiny Ants) are Polyrhachis ypsilon (about 20%), Polyrhachis bihamata (about 20%) and Polyrhachis furcata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Armed Spiny Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (13 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.
