House fly
6.5 mm (0.2559 in)
Adult body length
The common fly, seen from the side. 6 to 7 mm long.
Published
How big is that?
6.5 mm is 93 times the width of a human hair and 7.6% of a credit card.
House fly is the 5th largest of the 32 Tiny Worlds objects, and the 29th 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: House fly in orange beside the Tiny Worlds objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs House fly |
|---|---|---|
| Bed bug (Adult)A flat, oval blood-feeder about the size of an apple seed, seen from above. | 6 mm long | 92% of the size |
| Ladybug (Seven-spot)The red ladybird with seven black spots, seen from above. | 6.5 mm long | about the same |
| House fly | 6.5 mm long | – |
| Honey bee (Worker)A western honey bee worker, the bee that makes honey. | 12.5 mm long | 1.9× bigger |
| German cockroach (Adult)The small brown cockroach of kitchens worldwide, seen from above. | 14.5 mm long | 2.2× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 0.65 |
| Metres | 0.0065 |
| Inches | 0.2559 |
How it's measured
Adult body length. Midpoint of 6 to 7 mm (University of Florida IFAS).
The source gives a range, so this is the middle of it.
Sources
- journals.flvc.org: UF/IFAS EENY-048: the house fly is 6 to 7 mm long.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
House fly 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.