Family

Harvester Termites

Hodotermitidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderBlattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
FamilyHodotermitidae (Harvester Termites)

Species in this group

Microhodotermes viator

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hodotermes mossambicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Harvester Termites

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~30%
	Southern Harvester Termite			~30%
2	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern Harvester Termite			~20%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Harvester Termite			~10%
4	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Harvester Termite			~10%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Harvester Termite			~10%
6	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Southern Harvester Termite			~10%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Harvester Termite			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Northern Harvester Termite			~20%
2	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Southern Harvester Termite			~10%
3	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Harvester Termite			~10%

Harvester Termites

Species in this group

Southern Harvester Termite

Northern Harvester Termite

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Harvester Termites

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked