For anyone who missed it, Harry Potter fans who are also arachnologists (and that may be a surprising large group, I imagine :) ) have named a dried-leaf shaped spider for the Sorting Hat, or at least its original owner, Godric Gryffindor, since the creature's body does bear a considerable resemblance to that wondrous item of apparel.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hat-shaped-spider-named-magical-142800143.html
I simply felt this had to be shared.