ALEXEY POLILOV(See “How small is the smallest? New record and remeasuring of Scydosella musawasensis Hall, 1999 (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae), the smallest known free-living insect,” ZooKeys, 2015.)
Image of the Day: Record-Breaking Beetle
The smallest known free-living insect, Scydosella musawasensis, is only 0.325 mm long.
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