Cave Spider with Claws (IMAGE)

California Academy of Sciences

Cave Spider with Claws

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Trogloraptor marchingtoni represents a new family, genus, and species of spider found in Oregon caves. The last time an entirely new spider family from North America was described was more than 100 years ago. It is one of 137 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences in 2012.

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California Academy of Sciences

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