tiny insects
Very small arthropods
Tiny insects are small bugs, especially ones too insignificant to identify precisely.
The phrase often carries a note of dismissal or mild irritation—creatures noticed only because they're bothering you: Tiny insects swarmed around the porch light.
Sometimes used affectionately for any small crawling thing a child points out.
- thripsSap-sucking plant insects
- antSmall colonial insect
- booklouseInsect infesting stored papers
- bed bugBlood-feeding mattress parasite
- gnatMinute biting fly
springtail · aphid · dust mite · firebrat · termite · weevil · fruit fly · lacewing · bark beetle · no-see-um · mosquito · chigger · silverfish · flea · fungus gnat · mite · midge · leafhopper
tiny insectsmammals
Hair-bearing, milk-producing animals
birds · reptiles · fish · amphibians · arachnids
tiny insectsapex predators
Dominant hunters, no natural enemies
megafauna · dominant species · lions · tigers · bears