The largest known beetle in the world is the aptly named goliath beetle. This African beetle can become almost as large as a mouse. Dinosaurs were not the largest animals ever to live. The great blue whale holds that honor. The smallest mammal in the world is smaller than many insects. A newly discovered species of bat in Thailand weighs only six one-hundredths of an ounce.

Ref: Wilder, Rachel. 1983. "Secrets of size." Science Digest, Sept. p. 112. Photo: Spider by Martin Winkler CC0_Pixabay.com

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