how long can moths survive without food?
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"They only live for one day, the adults don't feed or even drink water," says Dr Byrne. This means the moths can wait out dryer times until conditions are best for laying eggs and starting the next generation.
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Most rats would likely survive without access to their food source for a week. However, no rat would last more than two weeks without eating anything. These creatures would live longer without drinking water than they would without eating food.
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One study in Archiv Fur Kriminologie concluded that you can't survive more than 8 to 21 days without food and water. People on their deathbed who are using very little energy may live only a few days or a few weeks without food and water. Water is much more essential to your body than food.
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Most humans cannot survive without food for 50 days. The longest hunger strike recorded is 74 days. According to Dr Sudhir Shah, who examined him in 2003, he went without food or water for ten days in which urine appeared to be reabsorbed by his body after forming in his bladder.
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Hamsters are not any more capable of going without food and water than your average animal, contrary to popular belief. They can only go 1-3 days total. When forced to go without, they will quickly become distressed, and then sick.
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Goldfish can go for as long as two weeks without food, experts suggest, but just because they can, it doesn't mean they should.
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The study found that C. elegans could be starved for at least two weeks and still develop normally once feeding resumed. Because the meter isn't running while the worm is in its arrested state, this starvation essentially doubles the two-week lifespan of the worm.
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Spiders can go longer without food than they can without water. Some species of tarantula can go up to two years without food. As long as water is available, they seem to suffer no ill effects from not eating. Spiders can regulate their metabolism in unbelievable ways, but they still need moisture to survive.
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Generally, if the climate is just right and isn't too warm, healthy chickens are able to survive a full 48 hours without water. If you factor in heat or warm conditions, then that's going to be another story.
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Many experienced fishkeepers routinely leave their charges for two to three days without making any provisions for feeding. Almost any fish can go that long without fish food (more about that later, as well). However, if you're going away for longer, some preparation may be needed.
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Provided it is well-fed to start with, a lion can go several weeks without food. It will start to lose condition after about two weeks, but it can survive for longer and some lions have been known to go a month without food.
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Once starvation causes such severe organ damage, your pet's life is in fatal danger. This process happens over several days. On average cats can go without food for anywhere between a week and two weeks, but that heavily depends on the amount of water they're drinking and their overall health.
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Rats cannot go without food for more than 4 days. 8-12 offspring about every 30 days as long as there is enough food, shelter, and water.
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How long can a dog go without eating? Most dogs can go three to five days without food, while in some cases they can survive seven days or more. However, if your dog won't eat for more than two days, we recommend that you talk to a vet.
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A Cockroach Can Hold Its Breath for 40 Minutes. These pests can even survive being submerged under water for half an hour. They hold their breath often to help regulate their loss of water.
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A human can go without food for about three weeks but would typically only last three to four days without water.
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The body needs the nutrients in food to survive. Without them, it will start to break down its own tissue to use as food. Starvation affects all of the body's systems and processes. It is difficult to determine how long someone can go without food, but experts believe that it is between 1 and 2 months.