My brother said that they can only live for 24 hours, but i disagreed...that doesn't sound right...
2006-06-28 09:37:26 · 8 answers · asked by poetic_lala 5 in Environment
The typical life span is 21 days, but can live much longer in cooler weather.
In my house, the typical life span is 10 minutes. :)
2006-06-28 09:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by AskBrian 4 · 20⤊ 2⤋
House Fly Life Span
2016-10-02 08:24:06 · answer #2 · answered by starkes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life Span Of A Fly
2016-12-08 12:39:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The average life span of Drosophila depends on the environmental conditions. There are records of 80-153 days, but the average life span of a Lab fly is 26 days for a female, and 33 days for a male. (Under crowded conditions this may be reduced to 12 days. Also mutant flies generally have a shorter life span). Temperature greatly effects the rate of development. At room temperature (25˚C): 10 days from egg to adult; at 20 ˚C: 13 days; at 15˚C: 90 days. There are four phases to the life cycle: egg - 3 larval (instar)stages - pupa - adult."
2006-06-28 10:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by maegical 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on if the inhabitant of the home has a fly-swatter or not. I have heard anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks, and I think if they are not swatted, starved, or frozen, it is more like 3 weeks.
2006-06-28 09:42:14 · answer #5 · answered by bosslady508 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's more like a few days
2006-06-28 09:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by Nick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a common housefly lives up to 3 days to 3 weeks. the males tend to live longer
2014-08-26 04:54:04 · answer #7 · answered by XYZ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So this question intrigued me (how sad) so I looked it up. they have to live more than 24 hours, because the female is receptive for mating at 36 hours. wikipedia said about a month.
2006-06-28 09:46:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is typically 21 days
2006-06-28 09:46:12 · answer #9 · answered by lele 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 day as egg, 15-30 days bugging the hell outta us.
2006-06-28 09:41:45 · answer #10 · answered by bequalming 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋