how long do Mexican Monarch Butterflies live?
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The life cycle of a Monarch includes a change of form called complete metamorphosis. The Monarch goes through four radically different stages:\n\nThe eggs are laid by the females during spring and summer breeding months. \nThe eggs hatch, revealing worm-like larva, the caterpillars. The caterpillars consume their egg cases, then feed on milkweed, and sequester substances called cardenolides, related to the cardiac glycoside digitalis. During the caterpillar stage, Monarchs store energy in the form of fat and nutrients to carry them through the non-feeding pupa stage. \nIn the pupa or chrysalis stage, the caterpillar spins a silk pad on a twig, leaf, etc. and hangs from this pad by its last pair of prolegs. It hangs upside down in the shape of a 'J', and then molts, leaving itself encased in an articulated green exoskeleton. At this point, hormonal changes occur, leading to the development of a butterfly. \nThe mature butterfly emerges after about two weeks. \n************************************************************\nthe lifetime of a Monarch (lives four days as egg, two weeks as caterpillar, ten days as chrysalis, and two to six weeks as a butterfly). \n************************************************************\nRecent illegal deforestation of the Monarch's overwintering grounds have led to a drastic reduction in the butterfly's population. Efforts to classify it as a protected species and to restore its habitat are under way. Mexican authorities expected a significant increase in the Monarch population in the 2005-2006.
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There are about 150,000 described species of flies, you should really narrow down this question a little. Some flies in higher latitudes and higher altitudes can live for a couple years, this is mostly due tothe fact that thier development is typically slower in colder climates. Certain other flies can live only a couple of days
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try this site http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-hummingbird.html ... oh the lifespan is 6-12 years
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The mating season, lasting from September to October, is followed by a nine-month gestation period after which 600- 700 eggs are laid and wrapped in a silky cocoon which the female, alone, guards aggressively. The mother tolerates the babies for a short period of time in which she might even feed them regurgitated food, but very briefly. Within a matter of weeks, or certainly by the time the female has her next molt, the babies are on their own. The mortality rate is very high and ants are a major menace. The life span of the female is thought to be 15- 25 years and possibly more than that. The male lives a much shorter time, not only because the female sometimes eats him, but more frequently because he does not molt correctly, or cannot escape his molt for some reason. Also, the male is usually the one seeking to mate, and so is more exposed to predictors.
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While various species differ significantly, the average life expectancy for adult mosquitoes is 4-6 weeks during the summer.
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No. But May flies only live one day in the mature state. Ordinary house flies live between 3 and 4 weeks.
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They go to the trees and hide in the leaves.  Butterflies can get wet, and they can get cold, but cold and wet will kill them.
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eyelids... :-)\n\nSome species of moth do not have a digestive system; therefore, the adult moth does not eat. An example is the cecropia moth -- and fittingly, it only lives for a few days -- hopefully to mate.
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some species of flowering plants would go extinct because they are pollinated only by butterflies
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Viceroy butterfly:\n\nPhylum: Arthropoda\n Class: Insecta\n Order: Lepidoptera\n Family: Nymphalidae\n Genus: Limenitis\n\nThe viceroy butterfly is dark orange with black veins. A row of  white spots edge its wings. Its color and pattern mimics the monarch butterfly's pattern except for a black horizontal stripe that crosses the bottom of its back wings. The viceroy caterpillar is white and olive-brown.  \n\nThe viceroy can be found in most of the continental United States and in southern Canada and northern Mexico.\nThe viceroy butterfly lives in meadows, marshes and swamps and other wet areas with willow, aspen and poplar trees. \n\nThe viceroy caterpillar eats the leaves of willow and poplar trees.\n\nThe viceroy mates in the afternoon. The female lays her eggs on the tips of the leaves of poplars and willows. There are usually two or three generations of viceroys born each breeding season.\n\nThe viceroy and monarch were once thought to exhibit Batesian mimicry where a harmless species mimics a toxic species. Studies conducted in the early 1990's suggest that the viceroy and the monarch are actually examples of Mullerian mimicry where two equally toxic species mimic each other to the benefit of each. Just goes to show you there's always something new to discover in the natural world!
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It is in the range of 15 to 30 days depending on the season.\nVisit:\nhttp://www.kidzworld.com/site/p5758.htm\nhttp://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/Entomology/lifecycles/imagePages/fly_lifecycle.html
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This is directly dependant on temperature and food supply. It can be anywhere from 20 hours to a week, depending on the type of fly and the other factors I mentioned
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im not sure what type of fly you are referring to but the common house fly has a life spanof7 to 10 days in which time they go from egg, to larva to pupa to adult some adult. flies in the north  may survive indoors for serveral months
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Depends on if its an adult tick or a freshly hatched tick.... if adult how much blood has it sucked on its last feeding? If an average sized tick it could survive for about 1 to 2 weeks... but usually they will find a way out of the house before that time is up, they are so small they can get outside w/o windows and doors being opened....
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It depends on the species.  Diamond back moths (Plutellidae) can go through their entire life span in a couple weeks.  Some species overwinter as caterpillars, so it takes months for them to become a butterfly.
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Some can live up to a month, but some only live a matter of hours or days.
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They can make up about 30 eggs which is hatched for 40 days and they die within 2 years...