how long does a common garden snail live
Land snail Most species of land snail are annual, others are known to live 2 or 3 years,[14][15] but some of the larger species may live over 10 years in the wild.[16] For instance, 10-year old individuals of the Roman snail Helix pomatia are probably not uncommon in natural populations.[17] Populations of some threatened species may be dependent on a pool of such long-lived adults.[18] In captivity, the lifespan of snails can be much longer than in the wild, for instance up to 25 years in H. pomatia.[19]
Lovebug Once adults, lovebugs are ready to start copulating to begin reproducing. Adult male lovebugs emerge first from the pupal stage, and hover around until female lovebugs emerge.[12] Mating between lovebugs takes place immediately after emergence of the adult females.[13] A male lovebug copulates and will remain paired up until the female has been fully fertilized. Copulation takes place for 2â€“3 days before the female detaches, lays her eggs, and dies. Adult females have been recorded to live up to seven days, while adult males may live up to two to five days, but on average lovebugs live three to four days.[14] However, Thornhill (1976c) recorded recapture data that showed males lived longer in the field than females.[2]