The "fairy fly," actually a species of parasitic wasp, battles with a near relative for the title of World's Tiniest Insect. With the upturn of an even more diminuative subspecies, the fairy fly is again in the lead with a body length of 0.14 millimeter.
Few field scales have the precision to weigh this little sucker, but we can make an estimate based on another insect: the ant.
Ants and wasps are closely related, so they share the same general form, although the fairy flies are on the delicate side even given their tinyness.
Ants vary greatly in body size, with the biggest jumbos standing in the same relative proportions to their itsy cousins as elephants do to housecats, but we can pick one species, the carpenter ant, which is 6 millimeters long (about halfway across your little fingernail) and 3 milligrams in weight (the standard 325-mg aspirin tablet is about 370 milligrams, counting the filler).
OK, now as the carpenter ant is 42 times longer that the fairy fly, its mass is something like the cube of that (42 x 42 x 42). Divide that number into 3 milligrams and you get 40 nanograms. However, side-by-side pictures of ants and fairy flies shown the former to be quite a bit more robust.
A reasonable estimate would put the fairy fly at 25 nanograms.
No, the fairy fly is not the smallest animal in the world. The title for the smallest animal is often debated, but some contenders include the bumblebee bat and certain species of tiny frogs and crustaceans.
One thing that flies with 5 letters is a "plane," short for airplane. Another flying object with 5 letters is a "drone," an unmanned aerial vehicle. Additionally, a "kite" is a flying object with 5 letters that is often seen in the sky.
well fairy's don't have pets like you and me they just have fun
A blue fairy is a mythical creature often depicted as a fairy with blue wings or clothing. In folklore and literature, blue fairies are associated with magic, wisdom, and guidance, often helping characters in their quests or adventures.
The weight of an adult common sparrow ranges from 24 to 29 grams. The typical length is about 16 centimeters. They can fly up to 45 kilometers per hour.
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You Can Fly You Have Wings and You Have a Wand.
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Fairy Flies are born adults Fairy Flies are the smallest insect Fairy Flies can fly through the eye of a pin Fairy Flies can swim Fairy Flies aren't actually flies they are wasps
She could fly like a fairy
No one knows, only God and the Tooth Fairy. She'd probably have to fly more than a billion kilometers.
The scientific name for the fairy fly (one species anyway) is ... Dicopomorphia echmepterygis.
To fly gracefully like a fairy.
No, because there is no such thing as fairy dust. Sorry.
You can find a picture of a Fairy Fly wasp from Spike Walker the winner of Olympus BioScapes 2008 at http://www.olympusbioscapes.com/gallery/2008/index.html
I ate "fairy" portions.
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