Dolichoderus thoracicus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Dolichoderus thoracicus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Smith in 1860, the species is widespread in Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Black Ant sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th 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.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Black Ant in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocoa Black 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Cocoa Black Ant sightings, Sepilok ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 10%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Cocoa Black Ant that you can see in Sepilok (family Formicidae, Ants) are Asian Weaver Ant (about 30%), Yellow Crazy Ant (about 10%) and Armed Spiny Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cocoa Black Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Sepilok (17 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.
