Myrmecia nigriscapa
In 3 days ~60% 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Scaped Bull Ant sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 105 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 418 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Scaped Bull Ant in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-Scaped Bull Ant sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Flinders Chase (Australia, about 50%), Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Grampians National Park (Australia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Black-Scaped Bull Ant that you can see in Great Otway National Park (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Jack Jumper Ant (about 30%), Inchman Ant (about 20%) and Australian Red 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 Great Otway National Park (105 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.
