If a cockroach falls from the second floor, does it die?

When I was a kid growing up in a tenement building in Manhattan, I dropped several roaches from my third floor window. None of them died, or even were injured according to friends who watched. The roaches are too light weight, and while they d... read more

No. When I was a kid growing up in a tenement building in Manhattan, I dropped several roaches from my third floor window. None of them died, or even were injured according to friends who watched. read more

Cockroaches can live 7 days with their head cut off and only stop then because they die of starvation and dehydration after that time. Cockroaches can even survive nuclear explosions. So, after falling, the cockroach would probably be subject to predation in its injured state, but would be fine in the fact it could still walk around and get food. read more