@bokyumentary: PLEASE DON’T KILL THEM! Get to know them first. 🖤💛 Nakita mo na ang singsing pari sa bahay, sa bakuran, sa pader — at pinapatay mo agad. Pero alam mo ba kung anong nangyayari sa lupa mo tuwing ginagawa mo iyon? Ang singsing pari ay hindi alupihan. Hindi siya kumakagat. Hindi siya mapanganib sa tao. Siya ay millipede — at araw-araw, tahimik niyang ginagawang natural na fertilizer ang mga patay na dahon sa iyong lupa. Nagpapalusog ng soil. Nagpapalakas ng mga microbe. Kailangan ng buong food chain sa paligid mo. At kapag natakot siya? Nagcu-curl lang siya. Ito lang ang kaya niyang gawin. Pinapatay natin siya nang walang pagaatubuli — dahil hindi natin siya kilala. Kilalanin mo siya ngayon. 🙏 Ilang beses mo nang pinatay ang singsing pari? I-comment mo! 👇 Animation & Graphics by: JONAS GALVEZ #singsingpari #millipede #Pilipinas #kalikasan #HuwagMoSiyangPatayin
ang galing mo po mag share ng knowledge nakonsensya tuloy inner child ko😭😭😭
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Alfred Villaflor :
lahat Naman may purpose yong nabubuhay sa mundo para mag life cycle
2026-07-07 21:33:44
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Jessica :
That's train train🥰
2026-07-11 02:52:08
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tamm :
edi sorry po
2026-07-07 18:31:02
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BOKyumentary :
📌 DOKUMENTADO ITO HA? HINDI YAN CHISMIS.
ABOUT THE SINGSING PARI (Orthomorpha coarctata)
✅ Native to Southeast Asia. Recorded in the Philippines — Luzon, Cebu, and Mactan Island.
Source: Golovatch & Stoev (2013). “The millipede family Paradoxosomatidae in the Philippines.” Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e957. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.1.e957
CHEMICAL DEFENSE (HCN)
✅ Confirmed in Orthomorpha coarctata: produces hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and benzaldehyde as defensive secretions. Harmless to humans in normal exposure.
Sources:
— Blum et al. (1973). Chemical defense in Polydesmida.
— Monteiro (1961). Constituents of the secretion of Orthomorpha coarctata. An. Ass. bras. Quim. 20: 29–31.
— Taira et al. (2003). HCN production in polydesmid millipedes.
ECOLOGICAL ROLE
✅ Decomposer / nutrient cycling / soil aeration / microbial enhancement.
Source: Kevan (2020). Millipedes as soil ecosystem engineers. Soil Biology.
MILLICOMPOST
✅ Millicompost quality study — note: conducted on a related millipede species, not O. coarctata specifically.
Source: Mangalore University / Alagappa University / Madurai Kamaraj University collaborative study.
COVER PHOTO CREDIT
📷 Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Via Wikimedia Commons
Species shown: Anoplodesmus saussurii — a related species in the same family (Paradoxosomatidae) as the Philippine singsing pari (Orthomorpha coarctata). Both share the same ecological role and defense mechanisms.
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mayo1225 :
salamat sa munting kaalaman po🥰
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SKF・YAKUZA (CM) :
ako nalang talaga ang walang purpose sa mundo🥺🥱
2026-07-08 03:01:49
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ashtrid :
napaka amazing Ng creature ni God
2026-07-07 16:45:47
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lorenz18 :
sorry po
2026-07-08 00:51:34
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Lon Serenio 🧧 :
Ngayon ko palang alam to. Thank you sa educational content na to.
2026-07-08 02:01:54
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RN :
dami niyan dito samin . tnx sa video mo kuya💖
2026-07-08 00:53:25
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SHEEESH :
paano naman po yun kulay maroon/brown?
2026-07-07 10:40:13
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Cfinds :
sorry na po
2026-07-11 01:39:53
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Hassan- Jamode :
salamat sa additional information
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