The beetles are the largest single order of insects, they total a staggering 360 000 + named species and in 1977 1 in 4 or 25 percent of all animal species was a beetle.

Many beetles are less than one millimetre in length, and the North American Feather-winged Beetle Nanosella fungi at 0.25mm is a serious contender for the title of smallest insect in the world.

Beetles range in size from 0.25 mm to over 170mm long, and comprise both the largest and very nearly the smallest insects in the world.

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