A Gallery: Terrible termites

August 21, 2026No locationBimbling Beck

As I mentioned in our summary of our Guinea-Bissau experience, the termites are making a return here... (This is a very delayed update as we left Guinea-Bissau back in June!)

Evidence of their giant constructions was visible from almost the moment we crossed the border. We either didn't notice them so much or they really weren't that prevalent in Senegal, particularly in the dry northern areas we spent most of our time in.

For each country we visit I tend to latch on to certain visual themes (Sam does the listening) that we become aware of, and then present them as a photo series. Belatedly, here is Guinea-Bissau, in termite mounds…

Beck stands with her bike on a road next to a 10 foot tall termite mound
A tall red-earth termite mound in a forest
A tall red-earth termite mound in a dense forest
Three large termite mounds rise up behind a concrete wall
A termite mound in a dense forest
A number of termite mounds on a recently cleared and burnt area of forest
A grey-earth termite mound in front of date palm trees
A small fallen tree engulfed by a red-earth termite mound
A termite mound in the sunshine rises up behind a concrete wall
An 8 foot tall termite mound in the centre of an unfinished and abandoned brick dwelling
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