What has a lifespan of 5 months?

The species' post-hatching life span is just 4 to 5 months. The researchers say the species discovery may not only explain why pet chameleons die notoriously quickly, but also shed light on hormonal determinants of aging, longevity, and senescence.

1. What has a 6 month lifespan?
2. Which organism has shortest lifespan?
3. What is the shortest insect lifespan?
4. Who has longest lifespan?
5. What animal lives for a year?
6. What insect has a 1 day lifespan?
7. How long does a spider live?
8. What animal ages fastest?
9. What animal only lives for 24 hours?

What has a 6 month lifespan?

Dragonfly Nymphs

The nymph only lives for six months. The entire lifespan of some dragonflies, from birth to adult death, can be as short as six months. This depends on environment more so than species.

Which organism has shortest lifespan?

Mayfly has the shortest lifespan on Earth — 24 hours or less. Greenland shark lives over 270 years.

What is the shortest insect lifespan?

Researchers believe the record for shortest adult life span belongs to the female mayfly called Dolania americana. After spending a year or more living on the bottom of a stream in its aquatic nymph form, it emerges as a flying adult — and lives for less than five minutes.

Who has longest lifespan?

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days, making her the oldest fully documented human who has ever lived. She died on August 4, 1997.

What animal lives for a year?

Species: Panther chameleon

There are around 200 distinct chameleon species, all of which live in tropical, temperate climates. Panther chameleons, endemic to Madagascar, have the shortest lifespan of them all. Typically they live for around a year.

What insect has a 1 day lifespan?

With no mouth parts nor a functioning intestine, the fully developed mayfly has only a few days then to mate and lay new eggs before it dies.

How long does a spider live?

The life spans of spiders vary considerably from species to species. While many common house spiders live a few years some can survive up to seven years. Tarantulas, on the other hand, can live into their 20s. The arachnid with the longest known lifespan prior to Number 16 was a 28-year-old tarantula found in Mexico.

What animal ages fastest?

This week, researchers crowned a new record holder for quick growth: Susan Milius at Science News reports that the turquoise killifish, Nothobranchius furzeri, found in Mozambique, can reach maturity in just 14 days, the fastest of any known vertebrate animal.

What animal only lives for 24 hours?

Ephemeral mayflies

We often hear that mayflies, like the whiteflies of the Susquehanna River, have the shortest lifespan of any animal on Earth, just 24 hours for many species.