answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Cockroaches have blood, and are COLD-blooded creatures.

Cockroach blood is not red because they do not use hemoglobin to carry oxygen. In fact their bloodstream is not used to carry oxygen either. They use a system of pipes called tracheae to bring the oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from their tissues.

As a result other factors determine the blood color.

Male cockroaches have relatively colorless blood.

Larval females have colorless blood.

Only adult females which are producing eggs have a slightly orange blood because of the protein vitellogenin which is made in the cockroach liver (its fat body) and transported through the blood to the ovary. This protein like chicken yolk is orange because it carries a carotenoid, which is a vitamin A like molecule needed by embryos to develop normally.

User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 16y ago

no its not possible for a cockroach to have blue blood because cockroach's do not have blood at all.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 10y ago

Cockroach blood is usually pale yellow or colorless due to the lack of red blood cells in their blood.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 10y ago

No, cockroaches do not have blue colored blood. An adult female cockroach will have orange blood while all others is colorless.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 12y ago

Yes. You can try it by killing a cockroach.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

βˆ™ 11y ago

no they have white blood.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Can a cockroach have blue blood?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp