Wednesday 5 August 2015

Creature 309: Mymaridae

Really small insect


Mymaridae is a family of wasps commonly known as fairy wasps.


They are a very old group of tiny wasps. When I say tiny, I mean really small. The smallest species don't even reach 0.15 mm in length. They are parisitoid wasps and lay their eggs inside the eggs of other insects.


Distribution:
Fairy flies can be found in all temperate or tropical regions and are actually very common, but good luck spotting them.

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Mymaridae

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