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The tiniest bugs and friends

Some bugs are so small that you need a magnifying glass to see them properly. These are the shortest ones on Bug Wiki.

  1. 1House dust miteScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect0.3 mm (0.01 in)
  2. 2Eyelash miteScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect0.4 mm (0.02 in)
  3. 3Red spider miteScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect0.4 mm (0.02 in)
  4. 4Itch miteScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect0.5 mm (0.02 in)
  5. 5Hemlock woolly adelgidTrue bugs and cicadas0.8 mm (0.03 in)
  6. 6Silverleaf whiteflyTrue bugs and cicadas0.9 mm (0.04 in)
  7. 7Chigoe fleaOther insects1 mm (0.04 in)
  8. 8Red poultry miteScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect1 mm (0.04 in)
  9. 9Harvest miteScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect1 mm (0.04 in)
  10. 10Common booklouseOther insects1 mm (0.04 in)
  11. 11Onion thripsOther insects1.3 mm (0.05 in)
  12. 12Western flower thripsOther insects1.4 mm (0.06 in)
  13. 13Electric antAnts1.5 mm (0.06 in)
  14. 14Water springtailOther insects1.5 mm (0.06 in)
  15. 15Snow springtailOther insects1.6 mm (0.06 in)
  16. 16Varroa miteScorpions, ticks and friends not an insect1.8 mm (0.07 in)
  17. 17Coffee berry borerBeetles1.8 mm (0.07 in)
  18. 18Dog louseOther insects1.8 mm (0.07 in)
  19. 19Cat fleaOther insects2 mm (0.08 in)
  20. 20Ghost antAnts2 mm (0.08 in)
  21. 21Black bean aphidTrue bugs and cicadas2 mm (0.08 in)
  22. 22Little black antAnts2 mm (0.08 in)
  23. 23Samurai waspWasps and hornets2 mm (0.08 in)
  24. 24Fig waspWasps and hornets2 mm (0.08 in)
  25. 25Woolly apple aphidTrue bugs and cicadas2 mm (0.08 in)
  26. 26Oak marble gall waspWasps and hornets2 mm (0.08 in)
  27. 27Cotton aphidTrue bugs and cicadas2 mm (0.08 in)
  28. 28Greenhouse whiteflyTrue bugs and cicadas2 mm (0.08 in)
  29. 29Lesser water boatmanTrue bugs and cicadas2 mm (0.08 in)
  30. 30Peach-potato aphidTrue bugs and cicadas2.1 mm (0.08 in)
  31. 31Common fruit flyFlies and mosquitoes2.5 mm (0.1 in)
  32. 32Oriental rat fleaOther insects2.5 mm (0.1 in)
  33. 33Asian marauder antAnts2.5 mm (0.1 in)
  34. 34Drain flyFlies and mosquitoes2.5 mm (0.1 in)
  35. 35Hen fleaOther insects2.5 mm (0.1 in)
  36. 36Argentine antAnts2.6 mm (0.1 in)
  37. 37Money spiderSpiders not an insect2.8 mm (0.11 in)
  38. 38Cigarette beetleBeetles3 mm (0.12 in)
  39. 39Sand flyFlies and mosquitoes3 mm (0.12 in)
  40. 40Tawny crazy antAnts3 mm (0.12 in)
  41. 41Khapra beetleBeetles3 mm (0.12 in)
  42. 42Eastern subterranean termiteCockroaches and termites3 mm (0.12 in)
  43. 43Longhorn crazy antAnts3 mm (0.12 in)
  44. 44Sawtoothed grain beetleBeetles3 mm (0.12 in)
  45. 45Thief antAnts3 mm (0.12 in)
  46. 46Citrus mealybugTrue bugs and cicadas3 mm (0.12 in)
  47. 47Acacia antAnts3 mm (0.12 in)
  48. 48Pollen beetleBeetles3 mm (0.12 in)
  49. 49Woolly beech aphidTrue bugs and cicadas3 mm (0.12 in)
  50. 50Seashore springtailOther insects3 mm (0.12 in)

Sizes are the biggest ones in our sources, and most top speeds are estimates. Only the bugs on Bug Wiki are counted, and there are millions more out there! Tap a bug to see where its numbers come from.