Camponotus modoc
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Camponotus modoc or western black carpenter ant is a black carpenter ant with dark red legs. Workers range in size from 7 to 13 mm (0.28 to 0.51 in). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Black Carpenter Ant sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 191 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.
May–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Black Carpenter Ant in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Black 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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Western Black Carpenter Ant sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (United States, about 30%), Yosemite National Park (United States, about 10%) and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Black Carpenter Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Rocky Mountain National Park (16 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.
