Camponotus vestitus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Shimmering Sugar Ant sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shimmering Sugar Ant in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shimmering Sugar Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Shimmering Sugar Ant sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shimmering Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route 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.
