http://www.oregonlive.com/environme...identify_new_spider.html#incart_river_default the size of a half dollar -- evolved so distinctly that it requires its own taxonomic family -- the first new spider family from North America since 1870.
Downside, I guess this crosses off caves from my BOL list...at least not without protection aka some blowtorches
It's no surprise to me. Bigger badder series of animals and insects will start to come out of the woodwork as long as we continue to do damage to the environment. Rather have one of those than the dreaded one who built that big sticky web in DC.