The body length of a honeybee is about 50 times the characteristic size of a salt crystal. Selected basis: a representative value for Honeybee; a representative value for Salt crystal; approximate values.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
1.5 cm - Body length; representative; range 1 cm–1.5 cm.
A honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
A 15 mm worker honeybee (Apis mellifera), at the upper end of the cited 10–15 mm worker range. Body length excludes antennae, legs and wings. The 100 mg mass is a separate illustrative assumption.
University of Michigan — Apis mellifera300 µm - Characteristic size; representative.
A salt crystal is a small, naturally occurring or manufactured piece of sodium chloride used in food and industry.
A chosen 0.3 mm table-salt crystal. The irregular illustration is a scale specimen.
University of Utah — Cell size and scale
There’s always another scale
Living thingsHoneybee1.5 cmA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
MicroscopicSalt crystal300 µmA salt crystal is a small, naturally occurring or manufactured piece of sodium chloride used in food and industry.
Everyday thingsUS quarter2.426 cmA US quarter is a coin worth twenty-five cents, commonly used in United States currency.
Living thingsSmall ant5 mmAn ant is a social insect that lives in an organised colony, usually with workers, a queen and specialised roles.
PeopleHuman1.75 mA human is a primate of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished by habitual upright walking, language and complex tool use.
MicroscopicCell10 µmA cell is the basic structural unit of living organisms.Side by side
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scale
Illustrative artwork · not to scaleGot a good eye for scale?