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Fairyfly wasp: quanto misura?

Fairyfly wasp (esemplare adulto): la lunghezza del corpo è di circa 140 µm.

Cosa viene misurato: adult male body length

Fairyfly wasp (140 µm) in scala accanto a a human egg cell (115 µm) e a grain of sand (500 µm)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: Human egg cell (115 µm), Fairyfly wasp (140 µm) e Grain of sand (500 µm).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • About 1.2× the width of a human egg cell
  • About 2× the width of a human hair
  • About 3 would fit across a grain of sand
  • About 7× the width of a cloud droplet
  • About 19× the width of a red blood cell

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Curiosità: Fairyfly wasp

The male fairyfly wasp is among the smallest known adult insects and is wingless, unlike the female.

Fonte: Guinness World Records, Smallest Insect; University of Florida IFAS, Fairyflies

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NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Fairyfly wasp
Fairyfly wasp140 µmquesta pagina
Common pill bug1,2 cm (0,47 in)86×
Gippsland giant earthworm2 cm (0,79 in)140×
Bargibant’s seahorse2,4 cm (0,94 in)170×
Blue dragon sea slug3 cm (1,18 in)210×
Garden snail3 cm (1,18 in)210×
Bee hummingbird5,5 cm (2,17 in)390×
Monarch butterfly9,5 cm (3,74 in)680×
Luna moth11,5 cm (4,53 in)820×
Venus flytrap15 cm (5,91 in)1100×

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