Bed bug (Adult)
6 mm (0.2362 in)
Adult body length
A flat, oval blood-feeder about the size of an apple seed, seen from above. 5 to 7 mm long.
Published
How big is that?
6 mm is 86 times the width of a human hair and 7% of a credit card.
Bed bug is the 7th largest of the 32 Tiny Worlds objects, and the 27th 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 and Grain of rice (Long-grain, milled) (Kitchen Table), 7.15 mm long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Bed bug in orange beside the Tiny Worlds objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Bed bug |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame seedA flat, teardrop seed from the sesame plant. | 2.96 mm long | 49% of the size |
| Yellow fever mosquitoAedes aegypti, the mosquito with white-striped legs that spreads dengue and Zika. | 5.5 mm long | 92% of the size |
| Bed bug (Adult) | 6 mm long | – |
| Ladybug (Seven-spot)The red ladybird with seven black spots, seen from above. | 6.5 mm long | 1.1× bigger |
| House flyThe common fly, seen from the side. | 6.5 mm long | 1.1× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 6 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 0.6 |
| Metres | 0.006 |
| Inches | 0.2362 |
How it's measured
Adult body length. Midpoint of 5 to 7 mm (US EPA).
The source gives a range, so this is the middle of it.
Sources
- epa.gov: US EPA: about the size of an apple seed (5-7 mm long).
- cals.cornell.edu (supporting): Cornell IPM: about 1/4 inch (6 mm) long.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Bed bug 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.