In September we reported that scientists had found the world’s tiniest snail, measuring 0.88 millimeters (0.03 inches) across, in southern China. But apparently snail size records are fleeting. Now researchers have discovered and described an even smaller snail in northeastern Borneo, measuring 0.5 to 0.6 mm (0.02 inches). That’s the approximate thickness of five human hairs placed next to one another. The scientists named it Acmella nana—nanusbeing Latin for dwarf).
In a study reporting the finding, published Monday in the journal ZooKeys, the scientists also described 47 other new species of land snails, most quite tiny. Sabah, the area in Malaysia where the snails were found, is renowned for its biodiversity.READ MORE-http://www.newsweek.com/researchers-discover-worlds-small-snail-again-389875
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