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Actor Jeff Daniels now has a spider-killing worm named after him

By AGENCY

Thursday, 20 Jan 2022 | 5:00 PM MYT

The name was designated to Jeff Daniels because of his role in the 1990 hit movie 'Arachnophobia'. Photo: TNS

He's an Emmy-winning actor. A movie star. A singer/songwriter.

Now, Jeff Daniels is the inspiration for the name of a tarantula-killing worm.

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