Anostostoma australasiae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant King Cricket sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 429 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Giant King Cricket in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant King Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Giant King Cricket sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Giant King Cricket that you can see in Springbrook National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Olive-Green Coastal Katydid (about 10%), Southern Spiny Forest Katydid (about 10%) and Naskrecki's Bush Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant King Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (25 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.
