Newly discovered tarantula-killing worm named after Jeff Daniels, obviously

In what might be one of the nerdiest film references from scientists to date, Jeff Daniels now has a parasitic worm named after him.

Newly discovered by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, the "Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi" is a nematode capable of killing tarantulas. The name is a nod to the 1990 classic...