ā€œOnce you see it, you can’t unsee it – the slanted hairline, the beady eyes and even that signature ā€˜stache – the resemblance is unCANny,ā€ read the latest press release from Pringles’s parent company. It’s an unexpected match, to be sure.

The kidney garden spider is a green orb weaver with white and black markings along its back. The markings resemble a familiar mustached logo — the Pringles man. Now Pringles has created a petition to rename the arachnid the Pringles Spider.

ā€œPringles can’t simply sit back and do nothing when there is something in the wild this WILD – this natural phenomenon must be addressed,ā€ Pringles’s parent company Kellogg said in a press release. ā€œThat’s why Pringles wants to put this little-known Kidney Garden Spider on the map and officially recognize it forevermore as the Pringles Spider.ā€

If enough fans sign the petition and the spider is officially recognized, the Kellogg Company said it will give away free Pringles to celebrate making ā€œsnack and spider history.ā€

ā€œIn 1968 the world was introduced to the iconic Pringles can and logo, but little did we know there was a creature amongst us who was unknowingly spreading the Pringles love,ā€ Mauricio Jenkins, U.S. marketing lead for Pringles, said in a press release. ā€œWe’re thrilled to rally fans to help us recognize this spectacular spider, and welcome it into the Pringles family.ā€

The company has also started an Adopt a Pringles Spider Program, where customers can choose a kidney garden spider from their list of offerings in order to receive an adoption certificate.

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