Largest species of termite
- Who
- Macrotermes bellicosus
- When
- 01 January 0001
The largest species of termite is the African Macrotermes bellicosus. Queen termites of this species sometimes measure as much as 14 cm (5.5 in) long and 3.5 cm (1.38 in) across, and when as big as this can lay up to 30,000 eggs a day.