When do ants fly in Townsville?
Australia
53 ant species recorded within 50km of Townsville, Australia, which has a tropical climate, warm and humid year-round.
Sampled centre: -19.27°, 146.81° (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.
Townsville 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
Carpenter ants (Camponotus confucii)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Carpenter ants (Camponotus dromas)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Crazy ants (Nylanderia glabrior)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 mjobergi)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex pallidus)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Meat ants (Iridomyrmex suchieri)Follows the wet season, not a fixed month
Rhytidoponera ants (Rhytidoponera convexa)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