Camponotus subbarbatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Camponotus subbarbatus. also known as the bearded carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to eastern North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Carpenter Ant sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 441st most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Carpenter Ant in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bearded Carpenter Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bearded Carpenter Ant sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Bearded Carpenter Ant that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (genus Camponotus, Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies) are American Carpenter Ant (about 10%), Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (about 10%) and Ferruginous Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bearded Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (9 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.
