How cockroach survives without head 😱 #facts

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Cockroaches are basically nature's horror experiment. A cockroach can survive for almost a week even after its head is cut off. Not because it's immortal, but because it doesn't breathe through its mouth. It breathes through tiny holes in its body called spiracles.

[00:00:13]And its brain, it's not fully in the head. Its body can still move, react, and function without one. But that's not even the creepiest part. Scientists discovered cockroaches can survive radiation levels that would instantly kill humans, which explains why these things survived mass extinctions that wiped out dinosaurs.