The War-like Termite (Macrotermes bellicosus), also called the African warlike termite or mound-building termite, is a species of termite in the subfamily Macrotermitinae. It is the largest termite known, with queens measuring about 4.2 inches (110 mm) long, workers about 0.14 in (3.6 mm) and soldiers are slightly larger. "Bellicosus" means "combative" in Latin. The species is a member of a genus indigenous to Africa and Southeast Asia.
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