TIL the smallest known insects are wasps and that the family they belong to contains around 1400 species, collectively known as fairy wasps or fairyflies. They include the world’s smallest flying insect, barely bigger than the width of a human hair.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203203-Mymaridae
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Fairy Wasps (Family Mymaridae)
The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcid wasps found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. It contains around 100 genera with 1400 species. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.iNaturalist
