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{{Short description|Species of fly}}
{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
| image = World's smallest fly.jpg
|image = World's smallest fly.jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
|regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
|phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
|classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Fly|Diptera]]
|ordo = [[Fly|Diptera]]
| familia = [[Phoridae]]
|familia = [[Phoridae]]
| genus = ''[[Euryplatea]]''
|genus = ''[[Euryplatea]]''
| species = '''''E. nanaknihali'''''
|species = '''''E. nanaknihali'''''
| binomial = ''Euryplatea nanaknihali''
|binomial = ''Euryplatea nanaknihali''
| binomial_authority = Brown, 2012
|binomial_authority = [[Brian Brown (entomologist)|Brown]], 2012
}}
}}


At just 0.4 mm in size, '''''Euryplatea nanaknihali''''' is the world's smallest fly ([[Diptera]])<ref>Brown, B.V. 2012: Small size no protection for acrobat ants: world's smallest fly is a parasitic phorid (Diptera: Phoridae). ''Annals of the Entomological Society of America'', '''105'''(4): 550-554. {{doi|10.1603/AN12011}}</ref>.
'''''Euryplatea nanaknihali''''' is the world's smallest [[fly]], measuring {{convert|0.4|mm}} in size.<ref>Brown, B.V. 2012: Small size no protection for acrobat ants: world's smallest fly is a parasitic phorid (Diptera: Phoridae). ''Annals of the Entomological Society of America'', '''105'''(4): 550-554. {{doi|10.1603/AN12011}}</ref>


Due to its small size, the viscosity of air is problematic for the insect, and even the smallest air currents are a large problem. Scientists were amazed that such a tiny animal could still have all the organs of a normal insect, and such a tiny insect was previously believed impossible.<ref name=whyte/>
Due to its small size, the [[viscosity]] of [[air]] is problematic for the insect, and even the smallest air currents are a large impediment. Scientists expressed amazement that such a tiny animal could still have all the organs of a normal [[insect]].<ref name=whyte/>


[[File:Crematogaster-rogenhoferi-rock.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Crematogaster]]'' ants may be the host of ''E. nanaknihali''.|alt=A swarm of ants on a rock]]
They are supposed to lay their eggs in the body of small ''Crematogaster'' ants where the larva devours the body of the ant where they mature before emerging as adults.<ref name=whyte>{{cite news |title=World's Smallest Fly Decapitates Ants and Lives in Their Severed Heads |author=Chelsea Whyte |work=International Science Times |date=July 2, 2012 |url=http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/3342/20120702/worlds-smallest-fly-decapitates-ants-lives-severed.htm |accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>http://scienceblogs.com/lifelines/2012/07/03/worlds-smallest-fly-discovered-in-thailand/</ref>
They are believed to lay their eggs in the heads of small ''[[Crematogaster]]'' [[ant]]s. The [[larva]] consumes the interior of the ant's head, within whose [[exoskeleton]] it pupates, before emerging as an adult.<ref name=whyte>{{cite news|title=World's Smallest Fly Decapitates Ants and Lives in Their Severed Heads |url=http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/3342/20120702/worlds-smallest-fly-decapitates-ants-lives-severed.htm |author=Chelsea Whyte |work=[[International Science Times]] |date=July 2, 2012 |accessdate=July 20, 2012 |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212601/http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/3342/20120702/worlds-smallest-fly-decapitates-ants-lives-severed.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scienceblogs.com/lifelines/2012/07/03/worlds-smallest-fly-discovered-in-thailand/ |title=World's smallest fly discovered in Thailand |publisher=[[ScienceBlogs]] |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210920/http://scienceblogs.com/lifelines/2012/07/03/worlds-smallest-fly-discovered-in-thailand/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


[[File:Kaeng Krachan.jpg|thumb|''E. nanaknihali'' was first discovered in Thailand's [[Kaeng Krachan National Park]].|alt=Forest of Kaeng Krachan National Park]]
The species was found in a number of national parks in Thailand. Its species name is named after a 13-year-old child, Nanak Nihal Weiss, who is interested in insects and frequently visits the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]] with his father.
The species has been found in a number of national parks in [[Thailand]]. It is named after Nanak Nihal Weiss, a boy interested in insects who frequented the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]] with his father.<ref>{{cite news|last=Black |first=Debra |title=World's tiniest fly discovered by former Torontonian |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2012/07/09/worlds_tiniest_fly_discovered_by_former_torontonian.html |accessdate=January 4, 2014 |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=July 9, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205322/http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2012/07/09/worlds_tiniest_fly_discovered_by_former_torontonian.html |archivedate=January 4, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== References ==
==References==
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[[Category:Insects of Thailand]]
[[Category:Phoridae]]
[[Category:Phoridae]]
[[Category:Animals described in 2012]]
[[Category:Insects described in 2012]]

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Latest revision as of 01:08, 20 December 2023

Euryplatea nanaknihali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Phoridae
Genus:
Euryplatea
Species:
E. nanaknihali
Binomial name
Euryplatea nanaknihali
Brown, 2012

Euryplatea nanaknihali is the world's smallest fly, measuring 0.4 millimetres (0.016 in) in size.[1]

Due to its small size, the viscosity of air is problematic for the insect, and even the smallest air currents are a large impediment. Scientists expressed amazement that such a tiny animal could still have all the organs of a normal insect.[2]

A swarm of ants on a rock
Crematogaster ants may be the host of E. nanaknihali.

They are believed to lay their eggs in the heads of small Crematogaster ants. The larva consumes the interior of the ant's head, within whose exoskeleton it pupates, before emerging as an adult.[2][3]

Forest of Kaeng Krachan National Park
E. nanaknihali was first discovered in Thailand's Kaeng Krachan National Park.

The species has been found in a number of national parks in Thailand. It is named after Nanak Nihal Weiss, a boy interested in insects who frequented the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County with his father.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Brown, B.V. 2012: Small size no protection for acrobat ants: world's smallest fly is a parasitic phorid (Diptera: Phoridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 105(4): 550-554. doi:10.1603/AN12011
  2. ^ a b Chelsea Whyte (July 2, 2012). "World's Smallest Fly Decapitates Ants and Lives in Their Severed Heads". International Science Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "World's smallest fly discovered in Thailand". ScienceBlogs. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Black, Debra (July 9, 2012). "World's tiniest fly discovered by former Torontonian". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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