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Itty-Bitty Insect

  • August 6, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Tanzanian parasitic wasp is the world’s smallest winged insect, with a wingspan of .3 millimeters — less than a third the thickness of a dime! It’s the same size as a single-celled organism.

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