Can a cockroach survive liquid nitrogen?

No animal body can survive the low temperature of liquid nitrogen. Individual cells may survive liquid nitrogen. However, most cells will die after being frozen in liquid nitrogen. read more

No animal body can survive the low temperature of liquid nitrogen. Individual cells may survive liquid nitrogen. However, most cells will die after being frozen in liquid nitrogen. Since animal bodies have cells that are interdependent to some extent, the body as a whole will die after being thawed out. I actually froze a cockroach with liquid nitrogen in a rather informal experiment. read more

However, they can't survive in there, and they have to sort of go in, get food, and get out, so they couldn't lay eggs there. however, they can lay eggs outside and the babies will find the food in the freezer. read more

UPDATE 10.28.2009: This post was originally entitled, “Cockroach Superpower No. 42: They Don’t Need to Pee,” and described how the nitrogen recycling system of roaches freed them from need to urinate — i.e., excrete nitrogenous wastes in liquid form. This was due to my misinterpretation of cockroach physiology. read more