Look down here my precioussssss. Scientists in Brazil have just identified a new species of harvestman, or daddy longlegs, and they’ve named it with a playful-but-accurate reference to a character from the Lord of the Rings saga.

“Its name matches its biology,” says arachnid expert Christopher Buddle of Canada's McGill University, referring to the fact that Smeagol spent years isolated in a cave, eventually growing into the pale, secluded Gollum. Similarly, the arachnid lost most of its pigmentation after generations of living in moist, dark caves.

“What is remarkable about this species is that its got a rather nifty name—a name that resonates with the public—and its biology is quite interesting as a secretive cave-dweller,” says Buddle, who was not