We're in England and my 8 year old was wondering how long does an adult crane fly live for? We've got loads flying about the house and have tried to look it up on the internet without much success.
2006-09-20 08:12:07 · 25 answers · asked by snowfoxx71 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
hi am so glad i seen this because on the radio today key 103 they where talking about this lol they live 3 day only its due to the weather hope this helps know your son will have to watch them to see if its true
2006-09-20 08:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adult crane flies are sluggish fliers and are often abundant in woodlands and around water, usually near places where their larval life is spent. They are most active in the cooler part of the day, usually around dusk. Adult males are more abundant at the beginning of the flight period while females are more numerous toward the end. Although individual adults have a relatively short life span of 10 to 15 days, the flight period for each species can last from 25-30 days. The main functions of the adult stage are mating and egg-laying. Feeding is less important, and probably water is the most pressing need.
2006-09-20 08:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by Stephanie C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The life cycle is usually brief: egg, four larval stages, short pupal stage and short-lived adult. Life cycles among species vary from 6 weeks to 6 years [1]; typically 1 to 2 years in temperate species, and up to 5 years in some Arctic species. Crane flies occur from the Arctic to equatorial forests and even in some mountain ranges
2006-09-20 08:15:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The life cycle is usually brief: egg, four larval stages, short pupal stage and short-lived adult. Life cycles among species vary from 6 weeks to 6 years [1]; typically 1 to 2 years in temperate species, and up to 5 years in some Arctic species. Crane flies occur from the Arctic to equatorial forests and even in some mountain ranges. Most species are associated with moist temperate environments. They can occur in amazingly diverse habitats. These include fresh water, intertidal zones, cliff faces with film of wet algal growth, moist bung holes and lichen, decaying wood, mud, loamy soils by streams, leaf mining (a Hawaiian species), decaying plant materials, fungi, organic matter in some bird and mammal nests, crop fields, and dry soils in lawns and pastures.
2006-09-20 08:20:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I think crane flies only live for hours maybe 24 ish hope this helps if not try BBC web
nanniehair
2006-09-20 08:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by nanniehair 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it comes into my house, it will live untill I swat the pesky thing however I must say I seem not to have had any.....they must know what their fate will be......... But at work..well that is a different kettle of poisson............. the place is full of 'em (they don't live for very long there either, not whilst I'm on duty.... Zep the crane fly killer)
2006-09-20 08:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by sloppy chops 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they live for 2-3 days
2006-09-20 08:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heard on a local news programme tonight that they live for 3 days. Don't eat anything and their only reason for living is to procreate! For some reason there are more of them than usual this year.
2006-09-20 08:32:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anna G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was in the paper today apparently they live for 3 days but they should hopefully be gone by next month. It was in The Sun
2006-09-20 08:29:09 · answer #9 · answered by daniel'smum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many adult crane flies live only a few days
2006-09-20 08:16:24 · answer #10 · answered by mancunian_nick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋