There are millions of species of creatures found on Earth, all of them are special in themselves. Some become the center of attraction for people due to their golden colour, while some remain in the news due to their heavy weight. The Greenland shark is considered one of the longest-lived animals on Earth, with a lifespan that can reach up to 500 years. Apart from this, the lifespan of the turtle is considered to be up to 150 years. But in this article we are going to tell you about such creatures whose lifespan is very short.
Nature and Animal reports show that the lifespan of some creatures is so short that they survive only for a day. Let us know about such short lived creatures and insects.
Butterflies live for a few weeks
Did you know that butterflies have a lifespan of only a few weeks to a few months? The lifespan of American copper butterflies is only about two weeks. Butterflies are very helpful creatures in the growth of plants by taking pollen from flowers. But their age does not exceed 60-80 days.
Chameleon age
Apart from butterflies, chameleons, which are famous for their color change, also live for a very short time. Laborde's chameleon, a species of chameleon, is also named after the French explorer Jean Laborde. According to media reports, these creatures live only for 4 to 5 months. The age of other species of chameleons is also around this.
The shortest life of a fly
The lifespan of a fly is the shortest, no matter which species you are talking about, it usually lives only for one to one and a half days. According to reports, the average lifespan of a mayfly is only 24 hours. The lifespan of some species of flies can be up to a few weeks.
Fruit fly lifespan
Fruit flies are very small flies, only a few inches long. They sit on rotten fruits. This species of flies does not live more than one and a half months. It is believed that fruit fly can lay up to two thousand eggs in its lifetime and these eggs mature into flies in an average of 12 days.
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