Animals with the shortest lifespan in the world

According to statistics from The Mysterious World, mayflies are the animals with the shortest lifespan in the world. On average, mayflies only live for 1 day.

1. Order Mayfly. Lifespan: 1 day .  Mayflies are a group of insects belonging to the Order Ephemeroptera. They have a rather strange life. They are called Mayflies because they often appear in May every year in some countries. Mayflies are an ancient type of insect, they appeared on Earth more than 300 million years ago. Despite appearing early, mayflies are ranked among the shortest-lived creatures in the world. This group of aquatic insects hatches from eggs, becomes a nymph and lives underwater for up to two years. They then develop wings for the final stages of their life cycle - subimago and imago - to mate. Many species of mayflies live less than 24 hours in their winged form, while some species do not even live more than 5 minutes.

Most plankton transition from living in water to living on land and air as subadults, then reproduce as adults. They have no mouth or functioning digestive system in either stage, and live off the energy stored as larvae, according to Luke Jacobus, a professor of biology at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. "Without a bulky digestive system, the female's body has more room for eggs. I've seen one that had so many eggs in its head. With egg counts sometimes reaching more than 10,000, the females can make good use of their short adult lives ," Jacobus said. Like other fast-living, short-lived creatures, plankton are targeted by many predators and need to produce many offspring to have enough to survive to adulthood and reproduce.

'The fossils of ancient mayflies are not that different from what we see today ,' Jacobus says. That means that for mayflies, the systems they have are still very effective. This group of insects first appeared about 350 million years ago, says Heath Ogden, an evolutionary biology professor at Utah Valley University.

2. Gastrotricha (Hairy belly worm). Lifespan: 3 days. This is a microscopic animal, from 0.06 to 3mm. They have a transparent body structure, living on the seabed or freshwater. Hairy belly worms are animals that have both male and female reproductive organs for reproduction. The reason why this tiny microorganism only lives for 3 days is because they are a food source for many small fish living in the same ecosystem. Not only does it have a transparent body, hairy belly worms also have the ability to glow in the dark.

3.  Indian Moth: 5 - 13 days. Indian Moth or moth is an insect closely related to butterflies, both of which belong to the Lepidoptera order. Moths evolved long before butterflies, many of their fossils have been found to be 190 million years old. Their main color is light brown, with slightly dark veins. The larvae are grayish-white, with a head cover and a thoracic segment on the back. Indian Moths search for food such as cereals and grains as a place to lay eggs. What is special is that Indian Moths do not have a mouth, so they do not eat any food during their life cycle. Therefore, they will limit flying and only perch in one place to save energy. Females often accompany males to fertilize, lay eggs and die. Because the life cycle of moths is very short, they only live from 1 to 2 weeks, the longest is 4 weeks.

4. Woodworms can live from several months to years in wood, but if exposed to continuous daylight, they can only live for 2 weeks .

5. House mosquitoes: 20 days. According to research on the life cycle of mosquitoes, the average lifespan of this species fluctuates around 20 days. Factors that make the lifespan of mosquitoes higher or lower include: Gender, living environment and characteristics of each species. In addition, environmental temperature also affects the lifespan of mosquitoes. For example, Culex tarsalis mosquitoes have a lifespan of about 14 days if living at a temperature of about 21oC, but at a temperature of 27oC ^, their lifespan is only about 10 days. Different species of mosquitoes also have completely different lifespans. Culex mosquitoes, Aedes mosquitoes, Anopheles mosquitoes. all have different lifespans. The species of mosquito with the shortest lifespan is 4 days, house mosquitoes have a lifespan of 20 days, disease-causing mosquitoes are 30 days and mosquitoes that can travel long distances have a lifespan of up to 50 days.

6. Drone Ants . Lifespan: 3 weeks.

7. Tsetse flies originate from sub-Saharan Africa. Their life cycle lasts from 14 to 21 days . This is a harmful animal that can spread diseases, including sleeping sickness. At first, this disease disrupts sleep rhythms and gradually sleepiness appears and develops. The patient can fall asleep at any time, even while eating or standing.

8. Housefly . Lifespan: 4 weeks.

9. His life as an Indian lasted only 28 days .

10. Dwarf goby: 59 days : This is the dwarf goby in the Australian coral reef. The Australian dwarf goby belongs to the carnivorous fish class. They have a small, slender body and are only a few centimeters long. They are also the smallest vertebrate species in the world. Professor David Bellwood of James Cook University has submitted to the Guinness organization to confirm the record for the dwarf goby with the shortest lifespan for them. According to him, the lifespan of the Australian dwarf goby is only 59 days. Of which, their adult life is only 21 days long. During this time, they will try to live out their actual lifespan by mating and giving birth.

11. Carpet beetles are pests that damage furniture, carpets and clothing. They live in Europe, North America and northern Asia and have a lifespan of 14 to 60 days .

12. Red fire ants are found in parts of Australia, New Zealand, parts of Asia, the Caribbean and the United States. Attackers will suffer a painful bite. Red fire ants have a life cycle of only 45 - 60 days.

13. Honey bees: 5 weeks - 8 weeks : Bees are familiar and play an important role in life such as maintaining ecosystem balance and agricultural production. One-third of human food production depends entirely on the pollination of this small animal. A honey bee nest will include a queen bee, worker bees, and drone bees. Any species of bee has the same life cycle and goes through 4 stages. The lifespan of honey bees varies, depending on the role of each bee in the colony. In which, drone bees have a lifespan of about 50 - 60 days. After mating with the queen bee, the drone bees will die. In addition, if the nest lacks food, they will be chased out by worker bees and starve to death while wandering. 5 - 8 weeks is the lifespan of worker bees. In addition to having to raise larvae, continuously collecting honey also reduces the lifespan of worker bees because they work too much.

14. Dragonfly. Lifespan: 4 months.

15. Native to Madagascar, the Labord's chameleon has the shortest lifespan of any four-legged vertebrate, living only 4 to 5 months .

16. Mouse. Lifespan: 1 year .