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10 Animals With The Shortest Lifespan

Lifespan of just a few hours to a day, with adults not even having functional mouthparts.

#1 Mayfly

Microscopic aquatic animals with a lifespan of just a few days.They are very hard to spot.

#2 Gastrotrich

Male ants whose sole purpose is to mate with the queen, living for only a few weeks.

#3 Drone Ant

Lifespan of just a few weeks, with adults capable of laying up to 500 eggs. That is why they are everywhere.

#4 Housefly

Lifespan of just a few weeks, with females requiring blood meals to reproduce.

#5 Mosquito

Lifespan of just a few weeks, with adults capable of laying up to 500 eggs. They are very similar to a housefly.

#6 Fruit Fly

Tiny insects with a lifespan of just a few days, whose larvae feed on plant tissues.

#7 Gall Midge

Small beetles with a lifespan of just a few months, commonly found in grain products.

#8 Red Flour Beetle

Migratory fish species with a lifespan of just a few years, returning to their birthplace to spawn before dying.

#9 Pacific Salmon

A small gecko species with a lifespan of just a few years, found in Madagascar.

#10 Chameleon Gecko