Hodotermes mossambicus

Hodotermes mossambicus is a harvester termite from the family of Hodotermitidae. They are called harvester termites because they harvest grass and then eat it inside their nest.

Identification
Hodotermes workers are easy to tell apart from other termites in their native area as they have got dark pigmented body and a flattened head. The soldiers usually stay by the nest and has a yellow body and red head. The mandibles of the soldiers are big and black. The alates resembles very much the alates of Macrotermes