Polyrhachis femorata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Broad-Nosed Spiny Ant sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Broad-Nosed Spiny Ant in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Broad-Nosed Spiny Ant sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Southern Broad-Nosed Spiny Ant sightings, Wilsons Promontory National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Formicidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Broad-Nosed Spiny Ant that you can see in Wilsons Promontory National Park (family Formicidae, 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Broad-Nosed Spiny Ant is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory 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.
