This definition can be contrasted with that proposed by life-span developmental psychologists: Development is a life-long process beginning at conception and ending at death (Honzik, 1984, p. 309). Development is thus extended to include the whole of life.
A cockroache can live up to 10 days without its head. In fact it doesn't die of suffication but of dehydration.  a cockroach can live up to a week without it's head because â¦it's brain is in its body. 1 person found this useful.
The smokybrown cockroach is long lived requiring 2 or more years to reach adulthood under outdoor conditions. It takes 50-80 days for the egg case, which usually contains 20-26 eggs, to hatch under warm conditions (greater than 70Â°F).