Animals · #932 biggest of 1,014
How big is the beetle?
2 cm
The beetle measures 2 cm. That's about 286 human-hair widths lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 2 cm, or about 0.787 inches.
- You'd need about 85 of them stacked up to reach the height of an average adult.
- Roughly 286 human-hair widths could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #932 by size.
Size comparison
How beetle stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
human eye
2.4 cm
bumblebee
2.2 cm
postage stamp
2.2 cm
cherry
2.2 cm
beetle
2.0 cm
four-leaf clover
2.0 cm
grape
2.0 cm
human tooth
2.0 cm
coin cell battery
2.0 cm
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
You could line up roughly 85 of them along the height of an average person.
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