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The shortest natural life of insect belongs to the Mayfly. Mayflies beloing to the order of Ephemeroptera, a word that is derived form the Greek 'ephermeros' meaning short lived and 'pteron' meaning wing. Ephemeroptera typically live to no more that 48 hours as adults and most do not even have functioning mouth parts and are incapable of eating.
The Dolania americana mayfly (of the order Ephemeroptera) has the shortest lifespan of all, with female typically living no more than five minutes.
Mayfly nymphs can spend as little as a half-year or as long as two years on the bottom of the stream. The period of time spent depends on the species. The Baetis mayfly can complete up to three life cycles in a year's time but the Hexigenia limbata mayfly completes its life cycle in slightly more than two years.
For total life span, one of the shortest-lived insects is the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster which has a life span of around 60 days.
"Life" pertains to the entire existence of the organism from conception to death, not just adult life. Some naiads may live as immatures up to 3 1/2 years before adulthood of 1-2 days.
The Mayfly adult has a lifespan between a few minutes and a few hours .
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What kind of animal mates only once for 12 hours and can sleep for three years?
The koala bear is an animal that can sleep for 3 years but only will mate once. Koala bears are typically found in Australia.
Which crustaceans can sleep for three years?
a snail
Why can't human sleep in the same room with an animal?
If a person is already asleep an an animal comes in the same room to sleep then human beings can sleep with animals.
What is hypnos' sacred animal?
a horn of sleep,intro
How many years do cicadas sleep?
17 years
What kind of animal mates only once for 12 hours and can sleep for three years?
The koala bear is an animal that can sleep for 3 years but only will mate once. Koala bears are typically found in Australia.
Can snails sleep?
Yes they can, infact they can sleep for up to 3 years on end!
What animal can can sleep up to 3 years?
galapagos turtle
Which crustaceans can sleep for three years?
a snail
Snail can sleep for 3 years?
yes they can sleep for three years and they can wait 3 years to be fed
What animal can sleep for 3 years?
A snail is the animal that can hibernate or sleep for 3 years. Hibernating is one way a snail can live through very dry weather conditions.
How long a snail can sleep?
Three Years.
Did ahley sleep with Zac Efron?
Only Zac and Ashley know. But she is almost three years older than he is, and that was a big difference when they were in their teens. Girls don't date guys three years younger, let alone sleep with them.
Do the phantoms come out when you sleep next to the pit Animal Jam?
yes they do come out with only about two or three people.
Which animal can sleep for three months?
Well, there's sharks and I read an article that we don't know if they sleep. We can only guess, but odds are, they don't. I'm pretty sure a shark is always healthy even though they don't sleep. Maybe there's another animal, but off the top of my head, I'm not sure. Hope that answers it!
What animal is the longest sleeper?
A snail because it can sleep for almost three years without waking u
What is the animal that eat fruit and insect and he sleep 18 hours par day and he can live for up to 5 years?
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