pinhead

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They can walk, hover and the males can even sing love songs to woo mates - all this with a brain that's tinier than a pinhead.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

With a brain the size of a pinhead, insects perform fantastic navigational feats.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024

Ricin, found naturally in castor beans, can cause death within 36 to 72 hours from exposure to an amount as small as a pinhead.

From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2023

The greatest threat to honey bees isn’t much larger than a pinhead.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 7, 2022

Christopher found the place —Areat; or, the Island of Living Gold, it read—on his map: it was barely larger than a pinhead.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell