Pill millipede seen in Karnataka coffee plantation

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Pill millipedes make up two living orders (and one extinct order) of millipedes, often grouped together into a single superorder, Oniscomorpha. The name Oniscomorpha refers to the resemblance of pill millipedes to certain woodlice, namely the pillbugs of the family Armadillidiidae, also called "potato bugs", or "roly-polies". Pill millipedes are short compared to other millipedes, with only eleven to thirteen body segments, and are capable of rolling into a ball when disturbed. This ability evolved separately in each of the two orders, making it a case of convergent evolution, rather than homology. Pill millipedes are detritivorous, feeding on decomposing plant matter, usually in woodlands. Source: WIkipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of