Cave Spider with Claws (IMAGE) California Academy of Sciences Caption 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. Credit California Academy of Sciences Usage Restrictions May only be used in connection with the associated press release. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.