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1. Termite queens are the closest insect to being immortal. Some entomologists believe their life span could be up to 75 years. Termites feed on wood and leaf litter and are also known as white ants though they are not related to ant species.
2. Queen ant, regarded as the mother of all other ants in a specific ant colony is an adult reproducing female ant in the colony. There can be either a single mother queen or hundreds of fertile queen ants depending on the species. Queen ants have the longest life-span of any known insect in captivity – up to 28 years.
3. Cicadas belong to the family of Cicadoidea. This insect has large eyes placed wide apart on the head. It also has transparent, well-veined wings. It is said that there are approximately 2,500 species of cicada throughout the world and many of them are yet to be classified. The life span of Cicada, according to the experts is 17 years.
4. Wooly Bear Caterpillar of Ellesmere Island that has a lifespan of 14 years. It spends almost 90% of its life frozen. Only about 5% of its life is spent feeding on the tundra during the month of June; it spends the remaining life in summer aestivation within hibernacula
5. Ladybugs are one of the cutest insects and enjoy the average life span of 2 to 3 years. This large coccinellid beetle is native to eastern Asia and is also known as the Asian Lady Beetle in North America or Japanese ladybug in the United Kingdom. The color of this inset varies from yellow to orange and the number of spots on its body ranges from 0 to 22.
To see more almost immortal creatures please visit my other posts:
Longest living reptiles: http://immortalus.com/2012/09/20/top-10-longest-living-reptiles/
Longest living plants: http://immortalus.com/2012/09/14/1000000-year-old-plants-top-5-almost-immortal-plant-colonies/