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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Answer to recent Science Tuesday quiz - Headless Cockroaches

The question: How long can a cockroach survive without its head attached?

Possible Answers:
1) Too long! 11% 1
2) 12 hours, and then it gets irritated 0% 0
3) More than one week 11% 1
4) Not more than 3 days 22% 2
5) Who would actually study this? 11% 1
6) It dies immediately after its head is removed. 44% 4

9 votes total

Correct Answer:
A cockroach can survive for more than one week without its head. Some reports say cockroaches have survived up to 9 days without a head. The brain tissue of a cockroach is distributed throughout its body. Without a head, the cockroach eventually dies of thirst because it cannot drink.

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