Scientists name the deepest cave-dwelling centipede after Hades—the Greek god of the underworld
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
An international team of scientists has discovered the deepest underground dwelling centipede. The animal was found by members of the Croatian Biospeleological Society in three caves in Velebit Mts, Croatia. Recorded as deep as -1100 m the new species was named Geophilus hadesi, after Hades, the God of the Underworld in the Greek Mythology. The research was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.