{{Short description|Species of harvestman/daddy longlegs}} {{Speciesbox | image = Cryptomaster behemoth male female dorsal.jpg | image_caption = Male (top) and female | genus = Cryptomaster | species = behemoth | authority = Starrett & Derkarabetian, 2016 }} '''''Cryptomaster behemoth''''' is an opilionid arachnid inhabiting large woody debris and bark microhabitat in mature coniferous or mixed coniferous and hardwood forests of the central Cascade Mountains of Oregon, with all initially discovered localities in Lane County.<ref name="SDRC&H">{{cite journal|last1=Starrett|first1=James|last2=Derkarabetian|first2=Shahan|last3=Richart|first3=Casey H.|last4=Cabrero|first4=Allan|last5=Hedin|first5=Marshal|title=A new monster from southwest Oregon forests: ''Cryptomaster behemoth'' sp. n. (Opiliones, Laniatores, Travunioidea)|journal=ZooKeys|date=2016|issue=555|pages=11–35|doi=10.3897/zookeys.555.6274|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6274|pmid=26877685|pmc=4740820|doi-access=free}}{{open access}}</ref>
As with the species name of the other species in the genus, ''C. leviathan'', the specific epithet "''behemoth''" is derived from the name in the Hebrew language of a large beast mentioned in the Biblical Book of Job, referencing ''C. behemoth'''s large body size compared to most travunioid Laniatores. Even though of relatively large size, ''Cryptomaster'' species are difficult to find, hence the genus name suggesting that they are masters at staying hidden.<ref name="SDRC&H"/>
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Category:Harvestmen Category:Animals described in 2016 Category:Endemic fauna of Oregon
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