Giant Sugar Ant

Giant Sugar Ant

Camponotus intrepidus

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

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

27 Verified sightings at Wilsons Promontory National Park From 2019 to 2026
207 In all 5 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Sugar Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Sugar Ant sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Giant Sugar Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

May and August–September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Sugar Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Giant Sugar Ant?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Sugar 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.

Is Wilsons Promontory National Park the best place to see a Giant Sugar Ant?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Giant Sugar Ant sightings, Wilsons Promontory National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Where does the Giant Sugar Ant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Giant Sugar Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory National Park (27 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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