{"id":98199,"date":"2026-04-14T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=98199"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:46:46","slug":"millipede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/millipede\/","title":{"rendered":"Millipede"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Millipede Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent study has revealed the self-cleaning mechanism similar to the famous \u2018lotus effect\u2019 (the natural self-cleaning property of lotus leaves) to stay clean by green pill millipede, a species endemic to the Western Ghats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Millipede<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Millipedes are cylindrical or slightly <\/span><b>flattened invertebrates.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They constitute the <\/span><b>class Diplopoda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the subphylum Myriapoda.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name \u2018millipede\u2019 derives from <\/span><b>the Latin words<\/b> <b>\u2018mille\u2019,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning thousand, and <\/span><b>\u2018pes\u2019, meaning foot.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>slow-moving arthropods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> having long, segmented bodies, with most segments bearing two pairs of legs attached to the underside of the body.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their exoskeleton is typically brown to black in color, and thus, they <\/span><b>can easily remain camouflaged in the soil.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Their <\/span><b>highest diversity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>found in the tropical region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where they inhabit moist microhabitats on the forest floor, including leaf litter, dead wood, and soil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These arthropods are <\/span><b>found on all continents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> except Antarctica.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Defence Mechanism:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They lack speed or the ability to bite or sting, their primary defensive <\/span><b>mechanism is curling into a coil,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> exposing their <\/span><b>protective exoskeleton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the predator.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most species are <\/span><b>typically detritivores,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feeding on rotting leaves, wood, and other decomposing plant debris.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Role<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>act as decomposers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, conserving soil erosion and nutrient cycling, and are among the greatest vital foliage litter creatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/new-study-reveals-self-cleaning-mechanism-of-green-pill-millipede-in-western-ghats\/article70857573.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millipedes are cylindrical or slightly flattened invertebrates. 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