Some facts say that cockroach can live 9 days without his head. How it can be possible?

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Some facts say that cockroach can live 9 days without his head. How it can be possible?

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So this has been posted before.

ELI5: How do cockroaches survive without heads and are there other animals that can do the same? [biology]
byu/CallOutNames inexplainlikeimfive

tbf, I was curious myself, but a quick google search shows the answer involves the differences in the circulatory, nervous and respiratory systems.