Polyrhachis armata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Armed Spiny Ant in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Armed Spiny Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Armed Spiny Ant sightings, Sepilok ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Armed Spiny Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Sepilok (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.
