What is the wingspan of a housefly?
A housefly has a wingspan of about 1.4 cm (0.551 in).
Size source: en.wikipedia.org
Compared with things you know
- About twice the length of a seven-spot ladybug (7 mm)
- About 88% of the width of a standard six-sided die (1.6 cm)
- About 58% of the width of a US quarter coin (2.43 cm)
Did you know?
A housefly processes what it sees about seven times faster than we do, so a swatting hand looks like slow motion to it.
