According to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the smallest insect in the world is the Dicopomorpha echmepterygis or fairyfly. The fairyfly is a type of wasp and is only 0.005 inches long.

More than 100 children enjoyed a lively and educational encounter with bugs — including a 23-year-old tarantula named ...

The world’s smallest insect is so tiny that it is smaller than some single-celled organisms. As little as 0.006 in long, the US parasitic wasp spends most of its life inside its host, ...

Some of the strongest creatures on Earth are also the smallest! Meet the tiny U.S. insect that can lift over 1,000 times its own weight. Scientists are amazed by its super-strength, which allows ...

They are tiny, but not as tiny as another insect first described by Brown. Megapropodiphora arnoldi is the world's smallest fly, measuring less than half a millimeter in length (and, by the way ...

The smallest species of mole in the world is the American shrew mole. This tiny mammal measures 4.72 inches long, including the tail, and weighs about .35 ounces.

This bug can get 26 times bigger than its smallest specimen Meet the jousting weevil, an unusual rainforest insect. Its size disparity is not seen in any mammal or bird.