Anoplolepis steingroeveri
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anoplolepis steingroeveri is a species of ant. It is commonly known as the black pugnacious ant. It is native to southern Africa, and occurs in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia. The worker is similar in appearance to darker morphs of the common pugnacious ant (Anoplolepis custodiens), but that species has a chequer-board-like dark pattern on the gaster, which is caused by reflection of light by pubescent hairs which lie in different directions on the two sides. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Pugnacious Ant sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 298 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.
September to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Pugnacious Ant in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Pugnacious 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 2 parks where we can rate Small Pugnacious Ant sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Small Pugnacious Ant that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Hairy Sugar Ant (about 10%), Ringbum Millipede Muncher Ant (about 10%) and Black Cocktail Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Pugnacious Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (21 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.
