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I just read this blog describing the very strange animal moments. Check it out! http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/2013/12/24/top-ten-s… Just look at the cute little Tinkerbella fly, a mere 250 micrometers long, that was discovered in Costa Rica: Imageof Tinkerbella from Scientific American.

Penn State University biologist Blair Hedges seems to have found his niche: identifying the world's tiniest reptiles and amphibians. Having already found world record holders for the smallest lizard and frog, Hedge's has announced the discovery of the world's smallest snake, Leptotyphlops carlae, which grows to only four inches long. Commonly known as the Barbados Thread Snake, the little guy is about .2 inches shorter than the previous record holder, which is native to Martinique. Hedges believes this wimpy reptile may be the minimum size for a snake. The snake is blind and lays a single,…