'Fairy' insect is mind-blowingly tiny

By Stephanie PappasLiveScience A new species of tiny fly named after the fairy in "Peter Pan" is mind-blowingly minuscule, with delicate wings trimmed in fringe.Tinkerbella nana is a newly discovered species of fairyfly from Costa Rica. Fairyflies are a type of chalcid wasp, and almost all are parasites, living on the eggs and larvae of other insects. It's a gruesome way to live, but it makes fair...    

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