Bigfoot (spider) found hiding in Oregon cave
Newscientist - Mon 20 Aug 12The legendary beast known as bigfoot may still elude us, but its spider counterpart has turned up in a US cave
TweetMeet Trogloraptor: America’s Newest Cave Spider
Wired Science - Fri 17 Aug 12A cave-dwelling creature named Trogloraptor sounds like the villain of a B-horror film, but it’s actually a newly discovered type of spider. A team of scientists discovered the spindly-armed ...
TweetSpider version of Bigfoot emerges from caves in the Pacific Northwest
Phys.org - Fri 17 Aug 12The forests of the coastal regions from California to British Columbia are renowned for their unique and ancient animals and plants, such as coast redwoods, tailed frogs, mountain beavers and ...
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Spider version of Bigfoot emerges from caves in the Pacific Northwest, ScienceDaily - Fri 17 Aug 12
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ScienceShot: Giant-Clawed Spider Is a 'Cave Robber'
Science Now - Fri 17 Aug 12Unusual new species may be a fierce predator
TweetGiant Cave Spider Discovered in Oregon
Popular Science - Mon 20 Aug 12What other fauna lurk undiscovered? Oregon is not a safe place for arachnophobes, with at least 500 species of spiders known to inhabit forests, rotten logs and other dwellings. And now there's ...
TweetNew spider species discovered with claws on its legs
Geek.com - Mon 20 Aug 12With Google slowly but surely mapping the world in ever greater detail, it seems unlikely there’s anywhere left above water on Earth that we don’t know about or can’t at least ...
TweetTrogloraptor spider discovered deep in Pacific Northwest
TG Daily - Sun 19 Aug 12

A team of scientists and cave conservationists recently discovered a large, unique spider in caves and forests deep in the Pacific Northwest. 

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TweetHook-Legged Spider Found in Oregon Cave
Discovery.com - Sat 18 Aug 12The discovery could help explain legends about giant spiders living in caves in the region.
TweetNew spider family found in Oregon cave
FOXNews - Fri 17 Aug 12Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in southern Oregon that scientists have dubbed Trogloraptor, or cave robber, for its fearsome front claws.
TweetRare Discovery: Hook-Legged Spider Found in Oregon Cave
Livescience - Fri 17 Aug 12The spider has unique clawlike hooks on its legs.
Tweet'Cave robber' spider found in U.S. caves
UPI - Fri 17 Aug 12SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- It's not Bigfoot, but a large spider discovered in caves of the U.S. Pacific Northwest has plenty of attention-getting features, scientists say.
TweetNew family of spiders found in Oregon cave
AP - Fri 17 Aug 12GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in southern Oregon that scientists have dubbed Trogloraptor (TRA'-gla-rap-tor), or cave robber, for its ...
TweetVelociraptor spider discovered in Oregon cave (pictures)
Mongabay.com - Fri 17 Aug 12Scouring the caves of Southwest Oregon, scientists have made the incredible discovery of a fearsome apex predator with massive, sickle claws. No, it's not the Velociraptor from Jurassic Park: ...
TweetBigfoot Spider Found In Caves In The Pacific Northwest, Named Trogloraptor
RedOrbit - Mon 20 Aug 12Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Just when you thought it was safe to go stomping ‘round in the caves of Oregon, a new family of spider has been discovered, ...
TweetBlue Iguana Breeding Program Succeeding – 8/16 KQED Science News Roundup
QUEST Community Science Blog - Thu 16 Aug 12Here's today's roundup of science, nature and environment news from the Bay Area and beyond. Blue iguana breeding program succeedingthough, a breeding program some see as a global model has ...
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