Chris Hemsworth is known as one of the hunkiest of all Hollywood stars, Daily Mail.
But few silver screen giants have had a spider named after them.
Now, the 191cm tall Thor actor Chris Hemsworth can claim that unique honour after the Australian Reptile Park has named a huge new discovery ‘The Hemsworth’.
The funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest species, was donated to a drop-off centre in Newcastle, the park announced in a statement on Tuesday.
‘This spider was just so big in comparison to his peers it reminded me of Chris Hemsworth and his brothers, and how they tower over the average person,’ spider keeper Emma Teni said.
‘We thought for sure he had to be a female because of his size, but upon closer inspection, he’s a boy.’
The extra-large specimen, known as one of the world’s deadliest spiders, measured 9.2cm and is the largest spider ever donated to the park which is located on the Central Coast
‘”Hemsworth” will be a part of the park’s anti-venom program’, Teni said.
According to the park’s statement, the spider’s fangs are strong enough to pierce a human fingernail.
Funnel-webs are native to Australia and are known to hide in cool and damp areas, such as gardens and sheds.
Funnel-webs can kill a human within 15 minutes.
It comes after Elsa Pataky revealed how husband Chris Hemsworth persuaded her to move to Australia.
The Spanish actress, 48, lives in Byron Bay with her husband Chris, 41, and their three kids – daughter India, 12, and twins Sasha and Tristan, 10.
But Elsa, who is originally from Madrid, admitted she had one very specific condition before she agreed to uproot her life and move Down Under almost ten years ago.
Speaking to the Courier Mail, Elsa revealed how she told Chris she would only move to Australia if they lived on a sprawling farm where she could have horses.
‘That was my deal with Chris,’ she shared. ‘I said I would move to Australia but I wanted to live on a property, a farm, and have horses and he knew that.’
Luckily for Elsa, her dream came true and they now live in a sprawling $30million eight-bedroom mansion that sits on a massive 4.2 hectares of land in Broken Head.
Elsa also gave a candid insight into her relationship with Hollywood icon Chris and shared their secret to a happy marriage despite the many challenges they’ve faced.
‘I think we all have the idea of this beautiful dream of a marriage and loving each other and it all being perfect but it’s much more work than you think,’ she said.
‘It comes with so many challenges but it’s beautiful to grow into those challenges and learn about each other and how we change with the years and how we adapt to each other.
‘You can think from the outside that a marriage is perfect but they all have their things and they all need a lot of work.’
Elsa and Chris tied the knot just ten months after they first met and will celebrate 14 years of marriage on December 22, though she confessed they rarely remember their anniversary.
The glamorous pair got married in a spur-of-the-moment ceremony while in holiday in Australia in December 2010, just three months after they first made their relationship public.