{
  "name": "Smallest insect records: body lengths and who measured them",
  "desc": "Published body lengths of the smallest insects, one measurement claim per row, with sex, preparation, number of specimens, whether winged, way of life, record claimed, who measured, year and reading level",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Ants, Cells & Atoms",
  "url": "https://antscellsandatoms.com/insects/smallest-insect/",
  "from": [
    "values typed from the sources named in each row; GBIF Backbone keys looked up 2026-10-25"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Ants, Cells & Atoms from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Mockford EL 1997, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90(2):115-120 (abstract), https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/90.2.115, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Huber JT, Noyes JS 2013, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 32:17-44, CC BY 3.0, https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.32.4663, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Polilov AA 2015, ZooKeys 526:61-64, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.526.6531, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Polilov AA 2017, PLOS ONE 12(5):e0175566, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175566, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Farisenkov SE et al. 2022, Nature 602:96-100, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04303-7, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "GBIF Secretariat 2023, GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-25"
  ]
}