AnAge entry for Insecta

Classification (HAGRID: 00004)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda (Taxon entry)
Class
Insecta (Browse taxon)
Common name
Insects
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Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Observations

Although insects tend to be short-lived, there are multiple manifestations of ageing among different species of insects. These include examples of mechanical senescence, such as aphagy [0002]. Some insects may live more than 10 years, such as the queens of some social insects whose longevity is determined by the exhaustion of the sperm stocks [0595].

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