henry copeland: Croatia's new centipede from hell. pllqt.it/zyKmhL Deep Below Croatia Lurks a New Species of Centipede - The New York Times The world’s deepest-dwelling centipede — found as much as 3,600 feet below the surface — is in Croatia, a new study reports. […] Centipedes are carnivores that feed on other invertebrates[…]has powerful jaws with poison glands and long, curved claws that allow it to clutch its prey. And like other cave-dwelling arthropods, it has elongated antennas, trunk segments and leg claws. Researchers named the centipede Geophilus hadesi, after Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, and describe it in the journal ZooKeys. - www.nytimes.com Send