The natural world dictates its own rules and, alas, they cannot be changed. Yes, there are animals in the world that can boast incredible longevity. Even compared to average life expectancy man! However, there are also such creatures whose life flies practically in an instant. Let's find out which animals have the most short lifespan.
Hedgehog - 3-5 years
In the wild, hedgehogs live for about 3-5 years. At home, life expectancy may be slightly longer.
Octopus - 1-3 years
There are many types of octopuses, but the average duration life in different species in their natural habitat varies from one years to three years. For rare centenarians - 5 years.
Hamster - 2-3 years
Everyone who has kept a hamster at home knows that these fluffies, unfortunately, do not live very long. On average 2-3 years.
Malinovka - 1 year
These round birds live a little over a year. A rare long-lived robin can last up to two years.
Chameleon Laborda - 4 months to a year
Most chameleon species live between 5 and 10 years, but the Chameleon Laborda was a sad exception. They live 4-6 months on average. The maximum is a year.
Worker bees and fruit flies - a little over a month
With these two insects, the story is more complicated. For their duration life is influenced by too many factors. Various sources attribute worker bees have different life spans (from 17 days to 40 days). Fruit flies also live a little more than a month.
Southern barn moth - less than a month
This creature is a dangerous pest that represents serious threat to food stocks in warehouses and food enterprises. But this threat lives less than a month. Average 6 to 19 days. Rare individuals live up to 28 days.
Saturnia moon - week
Saturnia moon (or lunar moth, or lunar moth) lives only 7 days.
Gastrociliary worms - a few days
These invertebrates live in the water and live an average of 3 to 20 days.
Mayfly - a few hours
Life expectancy is several hours. The rarest individual can live more than a day.