The Smallest Fly Ever Found

Scientists named it after Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Megapropodiphora arnoldi is so teeny.Credits: Left, B. Brown; Right, I. Strazhnik

A Brazilian fly, Megapropodiphora arnoldi, is the smallest fly ever found, measuring less than 2/100 of an inch. But its comparatively huge forelimbs inspired its discoverer, Brian Brown of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, to name it after muscle-bound Arnold Schwarzenegger in January.

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