Myrmecia nigriscapa
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Myrmecia nigriscapa is an Australian ant in the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia and is heavily distributed along the southern coastlines of Australia with some presence in the inner areas of Australia.
The average length of a worker is 17-25 mm long. The queens are bigger at 23-26 mm, and males generally only get to 16-20 mm in length. Its head, thorax, and node are red, the legs are a yellowish-red colour, and the mandibles and clypeus are a reddish-yellow colour. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Scaped Bull Ant sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Scaped Bull Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Scaped Bull 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-Scaped Bull Ant sightings, Wilsons Promontory National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Flinders Chase (Australia, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Myrmecia
The closest relatives of the Black-Scaped Bull Ant that you can see in Wilsons Promontory National Park (genus Myrmecia, Bull Ants) are Jack Jumper Ant (about 30%), Inchman Ant (about 30%) and Australian Red Bull Ant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Scaped Bull Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory National Park (127 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.
