"The species name is from the Greek mythological goddess of the underworld, Persephone, who was originally from the surface but was taken to the underworld by Hades," study author Paul Marek of Virginia Tech University told AFP.
The record-setting species was discovered 60 metres underground in a drill hole in a mining area in Western Australia and has been dubbed Eumillipes persephone. Worm-like creepy critters with hundreds of legs are commonly known as millipedes, a name that roughly translates to "thousand feet" - but until now none has ever been found with more than 750. Scientists have discovered the world's first true millipede, a study said Thursday, describing a long, thin, and segmented creature with a whopping 1,306 legs - more than any other animal ever.
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