GIANTmicrobes Vinyl Figure Series

GIANTmicrobes, the best selling plush microbes, are now available in a line of collectible vinyl figures! GIANTmicrboes has decided to expand its product line to include four collectible vinyl figures, with more to follow before Christmas. Like the popular plush dolls, the new GIANTmicrobes vinyl figures are inspired by real microscopic images of the microbes they represent. But now they’ve developed into characters that are full of personality and fun!

The first GIANTmicrobes vinyl figures include Sniffles, inspired by the common cold microbe Rhinovirus, Bellie, inspired by the stomach ache microbe Shigella dysenteriae, Ahhh-lbert, inspired by the sore throat microbe Streptococcus pyogenes, and Dr. Larkin, inspired by the flu microbe Orthomyxovirus.

GIANTmicrobes characters are perfect for vinyl and toy collectors, kids of all ages, science buffs, teachers, college students, medical students and professionals, and anyone with a healthy sense of humor. Each box contains one highly collectible vinyl figure, an animation flip book, and an action pose sticker. GIANTmicrobes vinyl figures will retail for $12.95 and can be purchased at GIANTmicrobes.com and other authorized retailers worldwide.

GIANTmicrobes Plush Figures

Last night I did something on Twitter I’ve never done before, I asked for suggestions on what to blog about today. I thought why not ask, you never know what people might suggest! Then I got a tweet from @GIANTmicrobes suggesting I highlight their new line of stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes, only a million times their actual size. I headed over to their website and their figures are pretty cool.


GIANTmicrobes, created by Drew Oliver, are advertised as humorous, educational, and fun. Each GIANTmicrobes plush figure comes with an image and information about the real microbe it represents, and is both a learning tool and an amusing gift. What really blew me away after checking out the GIANTmicrobes website is the huge variety of microbe stuffed animals available for purchase. There’s everything from the Common Cold to E. coli and Athlete’s Foot!

Other popular GIANTmicrobes include The Flu, Sore Throat, Stomach Ache, Brain Cell, Kissing Disease, Ulcer, Martian Life, Beer & Bread, Black Death, Ebola, Flesh Eating, Sleeping Sickness, Dust Mite, Bed Bug, and Bookworm. You can order these and many more from the GIANTmicrobes online store here. Regular size GIANTmicrobes plush figures retail for $8.95, giant size figures retail for $29.95, and 3 mini-microbes in a Petri dish retail for $12.95 per set.