How big is a flea?
2.5 mm long · 0.1 in
A cat flea is about 2.5 millimeters long — and can jump over 100 times its length.
Grain of rice 7 mm
Flea 2.5 mm
Compared with things you know
- A flea is about 1/2.8 the length of a grain of rice Grain of rice: 7 mm
- A flea is about 1/13 the length of a paperclip Paperclip: 3.3 cm
- A flea is about 1/24 the length of a house key House key: 6 cm
Think you could size it by eye? A flea is one of the objects in Sizedle.
Similar animals
- Garden ant 4 mm long 0.2 in
- Ladybug 7 mm long 0.3 in
- Honeybee 1.5 cm long 0.6 in
- Hummingbird 9 cm long 3.5 in
- Monarch butterfly 10 cm wingspan 3.9 in
- House mouse 17 cm long 6.7 in