Argentine ant (Worker)
2.5 mm (0.09843 in)
Worker body length
A tiny brown ant that forms supercolonies, seen from the side. All workers are one size. 2 to 3 mm long.
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How big is that?
2.5 mm is 36 times the width of a human hair and 35% of a grain of rice.
Argentine ant is the 10th largest of the 32 Tiny Worlds objects, and the 23rd smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Black peppercorn (Kitchen Table), 4.865 mm across.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Argentine ant in orange beside the Tiny Worlds objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Argentine ant |
|---|---|---|
| Cat fleaThe flea found on cats and dogs, flattened side to side for slipping through fur. | 2 mm long | 80% of the size |
| Head louse (Adult)The wingless insect that lives in human hair, seen from above. | 2.5 mm long | about the same |
| Argentine ant (Worker) | 2.5 mm long | – |
| Sesame seedA flat, teardrop seed from the sesame plant. | 2.96 mm long | 1.2× bigger |
| Yellow fever mosquitoAedes aegypti, the mosquito with white-striped legs that spreads dengue and Zika. | 5.5 mm long | 2.2× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 0.25 |
| Metres | 0.0025 |
| Inches | 0.09843 |
How it's measured
Worker body length. Midpoint of 2 to 3 mm (IUCN Global Invasive Species Database).
The source gives a range, so this is the middle of it.
Sources
- iucngisd.org: IUCN GISD, Linepithema humile: reaching 2 to 3mm in length.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Argentine ant is one of the objects in Tiny Worlds, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.