A newly discovered species of Australian spider has been christened Venomius tomhardyi, in homage to actor Tom Hardy and his portrayal of the Marvel character Venom, as per a new study published in the journal Evolutionary Systematics.

The authors noted that prominent black markings on the spider's thorax resembled the patterns seen on Venom's head after merging with Marvel's Eddie Brock, portrayed by Hardy in the films. The rest gets pretty inside science-y baseball, but the gist is this: Venomius is a newly discovered genus of Australian orb-weaving spiders--while they possess venom to immobilize their prey, their venom is typically not potent enough to pose a significant threat to humans. Still, probably would not be a welcome sight in the shower.

In taxonomy, drawing inspiration from popular culture for nomenclature is not a new phenomenon. Earlier this year, a recently discovered snake in the Peruvian mountains was named Tachymenoides harrisonfordi, in homage to actor Harrison Ford. Ford's name has been bestowed upon a species of ant (Pheidole harrisonfordi) and a spider (Calponia harrisonfordi).