Camponotus vicinus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Camponotus vicinus is a species of carpenter ant widespread throughout western North America; it is found from Alaska, south to Mexico, and east to Texas and Manitoba. Unlike its wood-nesting relatives, C. vicinus is typically found nesting in the soil under stones and other objects. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Carpenter Ant sighting in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 143 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.
April and June–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Carpenter Ant in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicolored Carpenter 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Bicolored Carpenter Ant sightings, Grand Canyon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Redwood National Park (United States, about 10%) and Yosemite National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Bicolored Carpenter Ant that you can see in Grand Canyon National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Liometopum luctuosum (about 10%) and Western Harvester Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicolored Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Canyon National Park (10 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.
