How long can fleas hold their breath?

Answer 1

A fly can't hold its breath at all

It doesn't have lungs and can't control the entry and exit of air into its body, which happens by way of a series of holes (called 'spiracles') on the sides of its body leading to a series of branching tubes taking air into its body. Gaseous exchange takes place by diffusion alone (although some insects can contract and relax their muscles to force air in and out)

If you place an insect under water, air often gets trapped around its body due the nature of its 'skin' (actually called its exoskeleton) and the surface tension of the water - and air also remains in the tubes. It will take a considerable time for this air to be used up (maybe 5+ minutes).

If you add something like washing detergent to the water, this will break the surface tension of the water so that there will be little or no air trapped around the fly's body. This would give a much more accurate indication of how long it can survive without air. respond below :)

Answer 2

outside of the water a fish can thrive for about 30 secs to a minute depending on the fish. i would imagine it's not fun and there should be no reason why they're out unless they jump out. i used to have feeder fish when i was a kid in a bowl and i'd find them on the floor almost dried out in the morning stuck to the carpet, put them back in the bowl and they live to die another day. they're very strange but not to be underestimated.

Answer 3

40 minutes
"40-- Number of minutes cockroaches can hold their breath " Source- thaibugs.com

Answer 4

Ticks are an alien race, here to enslave man and turn us into Zombies. So basically they have Underwater breathing apparatuses far more superior than ours.

Answer 5

Fleas will stay alive outdoors until winter after the first few frosts, but indoors they can live for YEARS

Answer 6

a dog can hold its breath up to 3 minutes

Answer 7

How long can a flea hold its breath?

Answer 8

up to 30-40 seconds