Yellowish to red-brown discolouration of the thick soft scales may occur by the mound soil.
[5] The pseudorhiza (a cord-like structure resembling a plant root) is narrower at its origin in the termite nest, and may be as long as 90 cm.
The sporocarps can be seen in groups of 5–10 around the lower parts of termite mound, and grow to around 50 cm above soil level.
[5] When present, they have been recorded on termite mounds of central and northern Namibia in areas with an average rainfall over 350 mm.
[5] (This termite is recorded in some literature [See [5]] as "Termes bellicosus", a misapplied name, where some former subspecies are since treated as junior subjective synonyms of Macrotermes michaelseni).