When do ants fly in Darwin?
Australia
31 ant species recorded within 50km of Darwin, Australia, which has a tropical climate, warm and humid year-round.
Sampled centre: -12.46°, 130.84° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).
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This close to the equator, flights follow the wet season rather than a fixed month. Check the app for today's local forecast.
Darwin has a tropical climate, warm and humid year-round.
Species recorded here
Big-headed ants (Pheidole megacephala)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Big-headed ants (Pheidole variabilis)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Carebara ants (Carebara affinis)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Carpenter ants (Camponotus extensus)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Carpenter ants (Camponotus novaehollandiae)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Carpenter ants (Camponotus vitreus)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Carpenter ants (Camponotus wiederkehri)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Crazy ants (Nylanderia glabrior)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Fire ants (Solenopsis geminata)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Longhorn crazy ants (Paratrechina longicornis)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex anceps)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex chasei)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex mjobergi)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex pallidus)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex reburrus)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex rufoniger)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex suchieri)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Monomorium ants (Monomorium laeve)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Monomorium ants (Monomorium topend)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Pavement ants (Tetramorium turneri)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Rhytidoponera ants (Rhytidoponera aurata)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Rhytidoponera ants (Rhytidoponera reticulata)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Spiny ants (Polyrhachis sokolova)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Spiny ants (Polyrhachis trapezoidea)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus turneri)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
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