Camponotus chromaiodes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Camponotus chromaiodes, known generally as, the ferruginous carpenter ant or red carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to the eastern United States, Nebraska, Kansas, and possibly California. Acetobacteraceae are found in the guts of workers in this species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Carpenter Ant sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 250th most-seen of the 822 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.
March–June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Carpenter Ant in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ferruginous 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 2 parks where we can rate Ferruginous Carpenter Ant sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Camponotus
The closest relatives of the Ferruginous 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%) and Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ferruginous Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (20 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.
