Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Millipede

Millipede

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/November 10, 2016 by - Dank (push to talk) 16:52, 26 October 2016 (UTC)



Millipedes are any arthropods of the class Diplopoda, characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments. Most species have long cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a ball. There are approximately 12,000 named species, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods. Despite the name "millipede" (from the Latin for "thousand feet"), no known species has 1,000 legs; the most recorded is 750. Most species are detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Millipedes are generally harmless to humans, although some can become household or garden pests. Most defend themselves with a variety of chemicals secreted from pores along the body, while the tiny bristle millipedes are covered with tufts of detachable bristles. First appearing in the Silurian period, millipedes are some of the oldest known land animals. While the largest modern species reach maximum lengths of 38 cm (15 in), some prehistoric millipedes grew to over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Isopoda on September 29
 * Main editors: ,
 * Promoted: August 12, 2016
 * Reasons for nomination: Article is listed as a level-4 vital article in Science, and is only the third FA on non-insect arthropods (after Redback spider and Isopoda).
 * Support as nominator. --Animalparty! (talk) 18:05, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Support as contributor. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 14 October 2016 (UTC)