But not to John Huber of Natural Resources Canada and colleagues! They've discovered a new species of the fairyfly that's just 250 micrometer (0.01 inches) long, and named it after Tinkerbell:
A new species of tiny fly named after the fairy in "Peter Pan" is mind-blowingly miniscule, with delicate wings trimmed in fringe.
Tinkerbella nana is a newly discovered species of fairyfly from Costa Rica. [...]
Under the microscope, these teeny-tiny insects reveal fine detail, particularly their long, skinny wings, which terminate in hairlike fringe. This wing shape may help ultra-small insects reduce turbulence and drag when they fly, a feat that requires beating their wings hundreds of times per second.
Researchers don't know how small insects can get, Huber said.
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