Life spans of insects, however, are quite variable. Carey (2001) notes that the between-group variation is enormous: for herbivores, this range includes aphids with a lifespan of weeks, to xylem-feeding beetles that take several years to reach maturity, to termite queens that can live for decades. This 5000-fold difference in the life spans of insects
Did you mean 500-fold difference? 1 decade is 522 weeks (= 10*365.25/​7).
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Did you mean 500-fold difference? 1 decade is 522 weeks (= 10*365.25/​7).