Australian Red Bull Ant

Australian Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia simillima

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Grampians National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

16 Verified sightings at Grampians National Park From 2019 to 2026
167 In all 6 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Australian Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia simillima is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia is massive on the coastline and inland areas of New South Wales and Victoria.

The average length for a worker ant of a Myrmecia simillima is 19-23 millimetres long. Queens are of a bigger size at 22-24 millimetres in length. The head, thorax, node, and other features are brown, gaster is black, mandibles and legs and other parts are reddish, with the tarsi and funiculus is a yellowish-red. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Australian Red Bull Ant in Grampians National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 148 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Australian Red Bull Ant in Grampians National Park?

September and November

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant in Grampians National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Australian Red Bull Ant?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Red Bull 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.

Is Grampians National Park the best place to see an Australian Red Bull Ant?

Among the best

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Australian Red Bull Ant sightings, Grampians National Park ranks 4th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 20%), Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Australian Red Bull Ant live in Grampians National Park?

Same genus: Myrmecia

The closest relatives of the Australian Red Bull Ant that you can see in Grampians National Park (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Black-Scaped Bull Ant (about 40%), Jack Jumper Ant (about 40%) and Inch Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Australian Red Bull Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Australian Red Bull Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Grampians National Park (16 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.

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