Green peach aphid (Wingless adult)
1.85 mm (0.07283 in)
Wingless adult body length
A sap-sucking garden pest, seen from the side with its two tail pipes. 1.7 to 2.0 mm long.
Published
How big is that?
1.85 mm is 26 times the width of a human hair and 26% of a grain of rice.
Green peach aphid is the 14th largest of the 32 Tiny Worlds objects, and the 19th 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: Green peach aphid in orange beside the Tiny Worlds objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Green peach aphid |
|---|---|---|
| Poppy seedA kidney-shaped seed from the opium poppy, the kind on bagels. | 1.01 mm long | 55% of the size |
| Deer tick (Nymph)A young blacklegged tick, the stage most likely to pass on Lyme disease. | 1.5 mm long | 81% of the size |
| Green peach aphid (Wingless adult) | 1.85 mm long | – |
| Chia seedA small speckled seed from Salvia hispanica. | 1.96 mm long | 1.1× bigger |
| Cat fleaThe flea found on cats and dogs, flattened side to side for slipping through fur. | 2 mm long | 1.1× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 1.85 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 0.185 |
| Metres | 0.00185 |
| Inches | 0.07283 |
How it's measured
Wingless adult body length. Midpoint of 1.7 to 2.0 mm (University of Florida IFAS).
The source gives a range, so this is the middle of it.
Sources
- journals.flvc.org: UF/IFAS EENY-222: they measure about 1.7 to 2.0 mm in length.
- lsuagcenter.com (supporting): LSU AgCenter: around 2 mm.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Green peach aphid 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.