Australian Red Bull Ant

Australian Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia simillima

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Wilsons Promontory National Park

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

13 Verified sightings at Wilsons Promontory National Park From 2019 to 2026
167 In all 6 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Australian Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia simillima is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia is massive on the coastline and inland areas of New South Wales and Victoria.

The average length for a worker ant of a Myrmecia simillima is 19-23 millimetres long. Queens are of a bigger size at 22-24 millimetres in length. The head, thorax, node, and other features are brown, gaster is black, mandibles and legs and other parts are reddish, with the tarsi and funiculus is a yellowish-red. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Australian Red Bull Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 60 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 an Australian Red Bull Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Red Bull Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Australian Red Bull Ant?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Red Bull 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.

Is Wilsons Promontory National Park the best place to see an Australian Red Bull Ant?

Yes

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Australian Red Bull Ant sightings, Wilsons Promontory National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Australian Red Bull Ant live in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

Same genus: Myrmecia

The closest relatives of the Australian Red Bull Ant that you can see in Wilsons Promontory National Park (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Black-Scaped Bull Ant (about 50%), Jack Jumper Ant (about 30%) and Inchman Ant (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Australian Red Bull Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Australian Red Bull Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory National Park (13 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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