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 Redwood National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 101 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolored Carpenter Ant in Redwood National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Redwood National Park's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain against almost none in July.
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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Bicolored Carpenter Ant sightings, Redwood National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Bicolored Carpenter Ant that you can see in Redwood National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Mossy Rose Gall Wasp (about 10%), Black-Tailed Bumble Bee (about 10%) and Sitka Bumble Bee (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 Redwood National Park (6 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.
