Myrmecia nigriscapa
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Myrmecia nigriscapa is an Australian ant in the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia and is heavily distributed along the southern coastlines of Australia with some presence in the inner areas of Australia.
The average length of a worker is 17-25 mm long. The queens are bigger at 23-26 mm, and males generally only get to 16-20 mm in length. Its head, thorax, and node are red, the legs are a yellowish-red colour, and the mandibles and clypeus are a reddish-yellow colour. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Scaped Bull Ant sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 148 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Scaped Bull Ant in Grampians National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Scaped Bull Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-Scaped Bull Ant sightings, Grampians National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Flinders Chase (Australia, about 50%) and Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Black-Scaped Bull Ant that you can see in Grampians National Park (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Jack Jumper Ant (about 40%), Inch Ant (about 20%) and Toothless Bull Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Scaped Bull Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Grampians National Park (99 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.
