A mysterious organism has been found lurking in the caves and forests of the Pacific Northwest. No, it’s not a sasquatch - it’s a six-eyed spider with curved, vicious-looking claws that scientists have dubbed Trogloraptor, or “cave robber.”

It has curved claws that are part Velociraptor and part fine-toothed comb - appendages that suggest a specialized kind of hunting strategy, but the details aren’t yet clear, according to the authors.

Trogloraptor isn’t the first new spider that’s been found thanks to the help of amateurs. Photographer and vineyard worker Stuart Harris snapped a picture of a tiny jumping spider in an Australian national park. The photo caught the attention of spider experts when Harris posted it to his Flickr account, and it was soon pegged as a new kind of peacock spider. The spider was named Maratus harrisi in Harris’ honor.

In 2011, another Australian man found an oddly colored trapdoor spider with a brilliant white head. The man sent it to the Western Australian Museum.

(Source: futurenow321)