Mulga Ant

Mulga Ant

Polyrhachis macropa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

6 Verified sightings at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mulga Ant in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mulga Ant sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mulga Ant in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mulga Ant in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–May, the lowest months. That is one of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 65 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Mulga Ant?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mulga Ant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Mulga Ant?

Only Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, in our data

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mulga Ant sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Mulga Ant live in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?

Same family: Formicidae

The closest relatives of the Mulga Ant that you can see in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (family Formicidae, Ants) are Myrmecia desertorum (about 30%), Centralian Meat Ant (about 20%) and Camponotus aurocinctus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Mulga Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mulga Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Uluru-Kata Tjuta 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.

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