# Cryptomaster leviathan

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***Cryptomaster leviathan*** is an [opilionid](/source/Opiliones) [arachnid](/source/Arachnid) known from southeastern [Oregon](/source/Oregon).[1] It is named after the [Leviathan](/source/Leviathan) of the [Book of Job](/source/Book_of_Job) in the [Hebrew Bible](/source/Hebrew_Bible) due to its large body size compared to most [travunioid](/source/Travunioidea) [Laniatores](/source/Laniatores).

Like its relative *[C. behemoth](/source/Cryptomaster_behemoth)*, it is found in mature coniferous or mixed coniferous and hardwood forests.[2] However, it has also been found in disturbed forests and forests with few conifers. It is often found under decaying logs and stumps and in the leaf litter of [maple](/source/Maple) trees and *[Polystichum](/source/Polystichum)* ferns.

## References

1. Starrett, James; Derkarabetian, Shahan; Richart, Casey H.; Cabrero, Allan; Hedin, Marshal (2016). ["A new monster from southwest Oregon forests: *Cryptomaster behemoth* sp. n. (Opiliones, Laniatores, Travunioidea)"](https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6274). *ZooKeys*. '***(555): 11–35. [doi:10.3897/zookeys.555.6274](https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.555.6274). [PMC 4740820](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4740820). [PMID 26877685](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26877685)***

1. ["'Monster spider' discovered in Oregon called Cryptomaster Behemoth - BBC Newsbeat"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-35418208). *BBC News*. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

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