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How big is a garden ant?

4 mm long · 0.2 in

Black garden ant workers are about three to five millimeters long.

Grain of rice 7 mm

Garden ant 4 mm

Garden ant next to grain of rice, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A garden ant is about 1/1.8 the length of a grain of rice Grain of rice: 7 mm
A garden ant is about 1/8.3 the length of a paperclip Paperclip: 3.3 cm
A garden ant is about 1/15 the length of a house key House key: 6 cm
A garden ant is about 1/38 the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm

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