Iridomyrmex sanguineus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Iridomyrmex sanguineus is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. The ant is endemic to Australia and was described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1910. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Meat Ant sighting in Litchfield National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 43 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Meat Ant in Litchfield National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Litchfield National Park's wettest months, with about 340 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Meat Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Litchfield National Park, in our data
Litchfield National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Meat Ant sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Meat Ant that you can see in Litchfield National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 50%) and Haddon's Strobe Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Meat Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Litchfield 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.
