How Cockroaches Survive Without Heads

Cockroaches can live without their heads for up to a month. In general,

can usually live for weeks without a head! The head can live for a few hours,

possibly even longer if frozen. Cockroaches can survive without a head since they

don’t breathe through it, don’t need to eat frequently, and their body doesn’t

need their brain to function! Cockroaches are among the most enviable creatures on the

planet, thanks to their capacity to endure a variety of life-threatening conditions unscathed.

A cockroach, for example, has greater immunity to radiation than humans (albeit cockroaches

cannot survive a nuclear explosion), can hold its breath for up to 40 minutes, and can go weeks