--- title: "Cockroaches Can Live Without Heads, How Come ?" description: "Imagining what a cockroach looks like can certainly give you goosebumps. This reaction is certainly not excessive, especially if cockroaches are often…" source_url: https://etos.id/en/blog/cockroaches-live-without-heads-how-come/ language: en --- # Cockroaches Can Live Without Heads, How Come ? [Home](https://etos.id/en/) [Blog](https://etos.id/en/blog/) Cockroaches Cockroaches # Cockroaches Can Live Without Heads, How Come ? Imagining what a cockroach looks like can certainly give you goosebumps. This reaction is certainly not excessive, especially if cockroaches are often present in our homes, in humid… By the ETOS Technical Team Updated May 20, 2024 Imagining what a cockroach looks like can certainly give you goosebumps. This reaction is certainly not excessive, especially if cockroaches are often present in our homes, in humid areas, and hide in invisible places such as under the mattress. The presence of cockroaches in our home environment is often attributed to the fact that our home is dirty and unkempt. Cockroaches are also known as all-consuming insects because they not only eat human food crumbs, but also other items. This is because cockroaches can live well in dirty places and also their ability to spread disease by contaminating human food through germs carried from dirty places such as garbage dumps. Being an unwanted insect, it turns out that this cockroach has many interesting facts known to many people, such as cockroaches can live without a head. So, can you really? Let’s Find out together! The cockroach will use its head to survive. A cockroach can live without its head for one week. Cockroaches have the unique ability to stay alive without a head due to their distributed nervous system throughout the body. The cockroach's nervous system is not centralized in the brain as it is in humans, but is instead spread throughout the body. Therefore, cockroaches can still perform basic functions such as breathing, moving, and even responding to stimuli despite not having a head. Cockroaches can live without their heads for up to a week because they do not need their mouths to breathe. Cockroaches breathe through small openings or spiracles on the side of their body, rather than their head. Cockroaches can also go without food for up to a month, so it's no wonder they can live without a head. Reporting from Pets World, cockroaches will only die without a mouth because they cannot drink water or die of thirst or dehydration. The most effective way to get rid of cockroaches is to use a **cockroach exterminator service**. Use Cockroach Exterminator Services that are experienced and professional like ETOS INDONUSA. ## Learn More - [Cockroaches guide](https://etos.id/en/guides/cockroach-control/) - [Cockroaches service](https://etos.id/en/solution/services/crawling-insect-solution/) - [Pest control pricing](https://etos.id/en/pricing/) Customer Care ## Need help? We're ready to assist. Reach the ETOS Customer Care team for consultation, free survey, and service scheduling. [Tel: (021) 560 6688](tel:+622156066688) [WhatsApp: 0819 560 6688](https://wa.me/628195606688) [customercare@etos.co.id](mailto:customercare@etos.co.id) [Contact Us](mailto:customercare@etos.co.id) --- Other languages: [id](https://etos.id/id/blog/kecoa-hidup-tanpa-kepala-kok-bisa.md)