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~ Wednesday, August 10, 2005
SIZISTZOO Largest and smallest creatures: world's largest moth - Atlas moth world's largest reptile – leatherback turtle world's smallest insect – fairy fly (a tiny wasp) world's largest mammal – blue whale world's largest spider – bird-eating spider world's smallest reptile – dwarf gecko world's largest amphibian – giant salamander world's largest land mammal (weight) – African elephant world's largest fish – whale shark world's smallest beetle – hairy winged beetle (trichopteragidae) world's smallest primate – Philippine tarsier or pygmy mouse lemur world's largest land mammal (height) – giraffe world's largest insect (length) – Malayan stick insect (phobaeticus serratipes) world's smallest bird – bee hummingbird world's largest rodent - capybara world's smallest fish – stout infantfish world's largest butterfly - Queen Alexandra's birdwing world's largest mollusc – giant squid world's largest bird – North African ostrich world's smallest rodent – pygmy gerboa world's smallest butterfly - Sinai baton blue world's largest crustacean – Japanese spider crab world's largest primate – mountain gorilla world's smallest mammal – bumblebee bat world's largest beetle – South American longhorn Source: various; most of these are debatable, I imagine. |