Can a cockroach live without it's head?

For example, cockroaches spend 75% of their time resting and can withstand temperatures as cold as 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Here are ten of the most fascinating cockroach facts: A cockroach can live for a week without its head. read more

Moreover, the human body cannot eat without the head, ensuring a swift death from starvation should it survive the other ill effects of head loss. But cockroaches do not have blood pressure the way people do. read more

A cockroach’s brain, as you can imagine, is not nearly as complex as ours. read more

A cockroach can live for a week without its head. Due to their open circulatory system, and the fact that they breathe through little holes in each of their body segments, they are not dependent on the mouth or head to breathe. The roach only dies because without a mouth, it can't drink water and dies of thirst. read more