Garden snail
3.5 cm - Shell length; defined specimen.
The garden snail is a terrestrial mollusc with a coiled shell, often found in gardens and damp environments.
A chosen 35 mm shell and 15 g whole animal.
Defined examples — our methodologyGarden snail vs Honeybee: length comparison
The shell length of a garden snail is about 2.33 times the body length of a honeybee. Selected basis: a defined specimen of Garden snail; a representative value for Honeybee; approximate values.
- Garden snail
- Shell length
- Honeybee
- Body length
Garden snail
3.5 cmShell length
0 - shared origin
Honeybee
1.5 cmBody length
0 - shared origin
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
In perspective2.33 times
Measurements, assumptions & sources
Honeybee
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 mellifera
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Living thingsGarden snail3.5 cmThe garden snail is a terrestrial mollusc with a coiled shell, often found in gardens and damp environments.
Living thingsHoneybee1.5 cmA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
PeopleHuman1.75 mA human is a primate of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished by habitual upright walking, language and complex tool use.
Living thingsAfrican elephant3.3 mAn African elephant is a large plant-eating mammal recognised by its trunk, tusks and broad ears.
Living thingsBlue whale25 mA blue whale is a baleen whale that feeds by filtering small animals from seawater.
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.
MicroscopicCell10 µmA cell is the basic structural unit of living organisms.Side by side
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