as soon as a caterpillar turns into a chrysalis, roughly how long does the moth emerge?
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I believe it depends on the caterpillar species. First, moths do not make a chrysalis, they make cocoons (hairy things). Butterflies make a chrysalis. From Monarch Watch:
"If the pupae are kept at room temperature, the butterflies should emerge from the chrysalis within 10-14 days. Again, cooler temperatures will delay emergence and warmer temperatures will shorten the amount of development time required."
Also, from University of Nebraska:
"Several conditions may influence the development
of the chrysalis, including humidity, temperature and/or
day length. Emergence time usually coincides with host plant
availability."
Please bear in mind that if you are raising this INSIDE, this is a totally artificial environment. Without the true signals from nature, the emergence will take place at a different pace -- and there will be no food available for the adults (if they eat -- some do, some don't). Also, if you have more than one and they mate, there will be no place for the eggs to be laid or the emerging caterpillars to feed.
Having said all that, I should add that I have successfully raised both butterflies and moths, indoors and out. It's a LOT of fun. I usually just watched and waited, myself. The chrysalis or cocoon should start shaking and moving when it is ready to "hatch". A chrysalis will also often start to change color.
Hope this information helps some. Good luck!
It also depends on the environment in which it is kept. Most moths are sensetive to the temp changes %26 keeping it cool (dark basement) for about 10 days then bringing it into a warmer environment (warm sunny windowsill) may jump start the process
ask an entymologist
not sure but i keep bees and thats 21 days same as my chickens take to hatch funny two different species same time.must include this number in my lotto ticket may have magical powers
Saturday, May 22, 2010
How long does a house fly live for?
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According to Wikipedia, "The adults live from half a month to a month." There is also some other interesting info on this article as well:
"Normally the female mates only once, storing the sperm to use it repeatedly for several sets of eggs."
"Flies continually preen themselves, cleaning their eyes with their forelegs and dusting off their legs by rubbing them together."
Very interesting article about those annoying creatures.
three days
depends on the house and what it will have to live on well its under 24 hrs but who knows really?
one day
It depends on how long it takes the house owner to wack it!
Under optimum conditions females houseflies (Musca domestica) can live up to 70
days, males up to 60 days. Larval and pupal stages take about 10 days of these
days.
Under natural conds life span is much much shorter down to 1-2 weeks as imagos
for both sexes.
not long if you are good with a rolled up newspaper!
as less time as possible, dirty things puking on your food then stamping it in with s**t.! hate em.. but i liked jeff goldblum.
a few hours in my house because i kill them or the dog ends up eating them
About 5 seconds in my house..
Hate them. Yeuuuukkkk!
3 or 5 days i guess.but , if they are in my house shorter they live better for me ..
I thought they lived until you killed them but my son informed me a few weeks ago when I stupidly thought I had a nest of flies in my house that they only live 2 days.
as long as it takes for me to find a newspaper and smash em into oblivion!
3 days
How long does a horses pregnancy last?
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11 months
From the time they conceive till they give birth.
Typically 11-12 months but it can take longer than that depending on the horse.
11 months
Most of the time between 11 and 12 months. It also depends on the horse. If this is a filly(never had a colt) they tend to have them around 11 months. Mares are different sometimes. I always start watching my mares 11 months to the day that they bred.
9 mounths
11 months
usually right around a year
11 months, the mare could foal earlier, but it's not really likely. Good luck and maybe aska vet, not a bunch of strangers over the internet. Your animals are too important to get a wrong diagnosis from someone.
The average is 11 months, however a foal is considered to be full term at 330 days.
some one told me 9, but i am pretty posetive it is 11 months
The average duration of gestation is anywhere between 320 and 370 days. 340 or 341 days are accepted as the most common foaling days, but they are not a "due date", merely an average of the average.
11 months typically, but it depends on the horse and stuff ;D
11 months
9-11 MNTHS
11-12 months generally. Sometimes longer or shorter depending on the horse.
how long does a horse live for every human year?
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Documentation of human years in horse years is only based on a theory of the years. No scientific has came up with exact numbers yet. I have heard 2, 4 and even 7.
Horses go by 4 times the year of human evolving in a systematic time structure.
instead of my gelding being 6, he would be 24.
Instead of my mare being 15, she would be 60.
instead of my gelding being 29, he would be 116.
Do u mean in human years how long dose a horse live. If that your question it depends on what its job is (was). Like race horse life span is usually 8-13 because they can get hurt on the track. on average a well kept horse can live 17-25 years Ive heard of miniature ponies living to 40 though.
I've known horses to live and be healthy for over thirty years. Enjoy.
365 days..just like us!
Seriously. read this
One of the doctors I work with, Dr. A.S. Turner stated that since horses will live until 30 or 40 years of age (sometimes a bit more even) that it is likely around 2 years per 1 year of humans, as a 40 year old horse is quite old, and not nearly as many horses make it to 40 as they do 30. This would be similar to 80 and 60 in humans. However, Sandi Crowe, a radiologist tech and long time horse breeder stated that horses are teenagers from about 2-3 years of age. This is when they reach sexual maturity, reach nearly their adult size, and generally act like independent brats. (Yep, definitely teenagers). Now, if our hypothesis of 2 to 1 were to hold up, then horses should be teenagers from about 6 years to 10. But since this isn't the case, we can look the other way and say that 2-3 horse years correlates to 12-18 humans years in a 6 to 1 ratio. But if 6 to 1 were the ratio, then a 40 year old horse would be 240 years old in human years! See the problem?
What I concluded from my search is that the reason you don't hear about a simple equation for estimating horse to human years is that it is non-linear. This means that it isn't a simple number, like multiplying by 7, as it is for dogs. It is likely a logarithmic or negative exponential curve, which obviously isn't easy to explain! However, you can estimate by starting at 6:1 when they are young and gradually decreasing it until 2:1 when they are probably in their mid-20's. (Dogs and cats are similar but they tend to get to that 7:1 ratio by the time they are 3, so it makes a better estimate for them, but they do reach their teenage years much faster than the 7:1 ratio indicates). Hope this helps.
I know a family whose had a horse live 20 plus years.
I'd say 3 to 1. A horse is considered old at 20 (equivilent of 60 year old human) but I would consider a 30 year old horse elderly (90 year old human) and a 35 year old horse would be ancient, (equivilent of 105 year old human)
3 1/3. If a horse is 2 in our years it's the equivelant of a 7 yr-old child. So a 20 yr-old horse would be the equivelant of a 70-75 yr-old person.
How long does a fly live?
see i have this problem, theres a fly in my house and its driving me insane! he keeps flying around my head and walking on things he shouldnt be on, ive tried killing it but its too fast and wont go outside when i open the door so im sorta just trying to be patient and wait for him to die, ive heard people say they only live three days, but its been four days and the basterds still truckin. whens he going to die?
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An adult housefly can live up 3 weeks and if its female, give birth to a legion within that time.
If you're trying to kill a fly, be aware they have a highly evolved evasion sense. They can feel changes in windspeed and temperature long before any flyswatter or newspaper gets near it.
There is one way you can always get the fly assuming you can position your hands above it. Clap your hands roughly 3 inches directly above the fly. If done right, it always works because flies always evade the same way.
Happy hunting.
3 weeks at max
in my house they only last a second,
WAY TOOOOOO FRIGGEN LONG! I have a family of 3 constantly flying between kitchen and living room, the keep landing on my foot!! ERRG
3 weeks n 4 days approv.
House fly-3 days.
Spray it with hair spray ( if you have some ) it's wings will stick together and it will fly no more! I have done this it works.
LOL!
LOL, by eating poop
I have Fly Predators but they don't kill adult flies.Life span for the adult fly stage is 21 days
About a month, that is with access to food and water. So if it in your house it may live for a week.
Answers:
An adult housefly can live up 3 weeks and if its female, give birth to a legion within that time.
If you're trying to kill a fly, be aware they have a highly evolved evasion sense. They can feel changes in windspeed and temperature long before any flyswatter or newspaper gets near it.
There is one way you can always get the fly assuming you can position your hands above it. Clap your hands roughly 3 inches directly above the fly. If done right, it always works because flies always evade the same way.
Happy hunting.
3 weeks at max
in my house they only last a second,
WAY TOOOOOO FRIGGEN LONG! I have a family of 3 constantly flying between kitchen and living room, the keep landing on my foot!! ERRG
3 weeks n 4 days approv.
House fly-3 days.
Spray it with hair spray ( if you have some ) it's wings will stick together and it will fly no more! I have done this it works.
LOL!
LOL, by eating poop
I have Fly Predators but they don't kill adult flies.Life span for the adult fly stage is 21 days
About a month, that is with access to food and water. So if it in your house it may live for a week.
How long does a female duck sit on her eggs for before they hatch?
My female duck has laid eggs and has been going back and forwards sitting on them for the last week and i just wounded how long it takes for the eggs to hatch once she has laid them?
Answers:
Duck eggs take 28-30 days to hatch, except for Muscovy eggs, which take 35 days.
If you find a wild duck's nest on your property and don't see the mother on the eggs, don't necessarily worry. Ducks lay an egg every day or two until they have a full clutch (usually 8 to 15); only then will the mother start to sit on them. It takes the eggs 28 days to hatch from when she starts sitting all the time. When they hatch, she will soon lead them to a nearby body of water. The father takes no part in caring for the eggs or young.
Hi
In general 3-4 weeks. BUT
Ducks can spend a week laying eggs.. the timer for hatching does not begin until they actually begin to sit or brood..
Fertile eggs can be laid and sit and be fine with no mom on them. as long as they dont freeze
But soon as Mom begins to sit on them and gets them up to the correct temp then incubation begins. and if the eggs get cold after this the chick inside will die.
If your duck is outside and sincee she is laying now it must be warm where you live.. she will get off the nest to get water or food. every day it would be good to provide her a small pool for swimming in if she does not have swimming water now.
When ducks swim they bring back water on thier feather under the belly and that wetness then gets onto the eggs,, which helps provide humidity for the eggs.. mom provides the heat..
You may notice her leave at around the same times each day as well she will know when the eggs are ok to leave..
Also in the last week she may not leave but sit most the time.. you can provide her food or water close to the nest if she will let you just dont put it wher she can spill it on the nest.
The eggs may not all hatch at once either and some may not hatch at all.
She may have some hatch then sit some more for others to hatch. if most have hatched and she abandons the nest and does not come back to it at all or 1 week has passsed then simple remove the eggs. Carefully as they wil not be good to break open! eeeew
If you notice her eggs in the nest are dirty. no worries. she will clean them dont wash them.. chicks get air through the shell.. You will also see you mom turn or roll the eggs daily ith her feet or rump..its okfor her to do it but you should not handle them unless you are trrained in candling.
Same goes for any that seem to struggle hatching. let them be. they will work at it then est work rest and so on and it can take a while and they may loook tired and like they cant do it but they will. its important the ducklings hatch without human help get out of the shells.. they use this time as well to absorb the yoke sac which is vital to them in the first 2 days of life..
One hatched. make sure the reg feed you use for mom duck is a crumble not a pellet.. crush pellets if that is what you use so its small enough for them to eat
Your mom may not have begun to incubate the eggs yet .. you will know once she does. she will sit most all the time and not get off the nest much.
You might keep an eye on other ducks around her as well as once in a while they will eat other ducks eggs! especially bigger males. The Brutes! :0)
Make sure her area is raccoon/fox safe as well. they love duck eggs.
Good Luck
Ducklings are sooooo cute
Peeeep peeep
Wismom
Answers:
Duck eggs take 28-30 days to hatch, except for Muscovy eggs, which take 35 days.
If you find a wild duck's nest on your property and don't see the mother on the eggs, don't necessarily worry. Ducks lay an egg every day or two until they have a full clutch (usually 8 to 15); only then will the mother start to sit on them. It takes the eggs 28 days to hatch from when she starts sitting all the time. When they hatch, she will soon lead them to a nearby body of water. The father takes no part in caring for the eggs or young.
Hi
In general 3-4 weeks. BUT
Ducks can spend a week laying eggs.. the timer for hatching does not begin until they actually begin to sit or brood..
Fertile eggs can be laid and sit and be fine with no mom on them. as long as they dont freeze
But soon as Mom begins to sit on them and gets them up to the correct temp then incubation begins. and if the eggs get cold after this the chick inside will die.
If your duck is outside and sincee she is laying now it must be warm where you live.. she will get off the nest to get water or food. every day it would be good to provide her a small pool for swimming in if she does not have swimming water now.
When ducks swim they bring back water on thier feather under the belly and that wetness then gets onto the eggs,, which helps provide humidity for the eggs.. mom provides the heat..
You may notice her leave at around the same times each day as well she will know when the eggs are ok to leave..
Also in the last week she may not leave but sit most the time.. you can provide her food or water close to the nest if she will let you just dont put it wher she can spill it on the nest.
The eggs may not all hatch at once either and some may not hatch at all.
She may have some hatch then sit some more for others to hatch. if most have hatched and she abandons the nest and does not come back to it at all or 1 week has passsed then simple remove the eggs. Carefully as they wil not be good to break open! eeeew
If you notice her eggs in the nest are dirty. no worries. she will clean them dont wash them.. chicks get air through the shell.. You will also see you mom turn or roll the eggs daily ith her feet or rump..its okfor her to do it but you should not handle them unless you are trrained in candling.
Same goes for any that seem to struggle hatching. let them be. they will work at it then est work rest and so on and it can take a while and they may loook tired and like they cant do it but they will. its important the ducklings hatch without human help get out of the shells.. they use this time as well to absorb the yoke sac which is vital to them in the first 2 days of life..
One hatched. make sure the reg feed you use for mom duck is a crumble not a pellet.. crush pellets if that is what you use so its small enough for them to eat
Your mom may not have begun to incubate the eggs yet .. you will know once she does. she will sit most all the time and not get off the nest much.
You might keep an eye on other ducks around her as well as once in a while they will eat other ducks eggs! especially bigger males. The Brutes! :0)
Make sure her area is raccoon/fox safe as well. they love duck eggs.
Good Luck
Ducklings are sooooo cute
Peeeep peeep
Wismom
Sunday, August 2, 2009
how long does a bee live for?
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Q. What is the scientific name for honey bees?
A. There are four major species of honey bees in the world; Apis florea (Small honey bee), Apis dorsata (Giant honey bee), Apis cerana (Eastern honey bee), and Apis mellifera (Western honey bee). Honey bees seen in North America are Apis mellifera.
Q. How did the honeybee get its name Apis mellifera?
A. Because their hind legs are specialized to collect pollen, these bees are classified into their own superfamily, Apoidea, Mellifera means honey bearing or honey producing. So roughly speaking, Apis mellifera means pollen collecting, honey producing.
Q. Why do bees sting?
A. Worker bees sting as a defensive mechanism to protect their colony. A worker bee can only sting once, then it dies. From personal experience, I have found that worker bees sting only as a last resort. While maintaining bee colonies, I find workers using their mandible or jaws to bite at the hair on my arms. Of course, if I upset them too much, they will sting. Queen bees sting to kill their competition in the colony. When a colony of bees finds itself with no queen, the workers will begin to raise new queens. These young queens emerge about the same time and then fight each other until only one remains. They use their stinger to kill other queens. Since the stinger is a modified ovipostor or egg laying device, Drones, or male honey bees do not have stingers and thus do not sting.
Q. How much does a bee weigh?
A. On average, a bee weighs a tenth of a gram.
Q. What is the size of a honey bee?
A. On average, from 12 to 16 millimeters (about 陆 to 5/8 inch for workers. Queens and Drones are longer.
Q. What is the habitat of the Honey Bee?
A. It is believed honey bees originated in tropical climates, so a forest environment is probably their original habitat. But since Honey bees have been kept by humans for thousands of years, today, you can find them all over the world in many types of habitats.
Q. What is the expected lifespan of a honey bee?
A. Life expectancy depends on the time of year and the caste of bee. Queens can live up to three years. Drones die when they mate or if they have not mated by the beginning of winter, they are ejected from the colony to die. During late spring, summer and early fall, a Worker will live only about 6 weeks. When born, Workers serve as nursery workers for some 2 weeks. After that they collect nectar and pollen until they die. Workers born in late fall, will live some 4 to 5 months, so that they can keep the Queen warm during the winter months.
Not exactly sure but once a bee stings someone it dies itself off. I am guessing a few weeks.
this is a good question.
I know when the sting they have killed themselfs but othere than that I will watch and see what comes out of this question.
A bee usually lives one season. The queen can live multiple years
for how ever long it takes my cat to chase it n taste it ! ! !
Once the male drone stings a human it expires. I'm not sure about the queen bee. I think she lasts for a while.
too long. i hate bees
"Workers (sterile females) live 42-56 days, drones (fertile males) live about fifty days and queens live up to four years. Workers lives are shorter during heavy honey flow (lots of nectar around) as they work themselves to death. Their wings get all raggedy and they can no longer fly. Drones do no work, they are bigger than the worker bees who raise and feed them and their only function is to mate with queens from distant hives."
A queen may live three to five years; drones usually die before winter; and workers may live for a few months.
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