It also was highly effective against Shelob, cutting the spider's eyes and wounding her sufficiently that she fled in pain.
In a DVD commentary, Jackson says Shelob's appearance is mostly based on the New Zealand tunnel-web spider, which he hates.
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On their 2006 album The Morrigan's Call, the Irish Celtic metal band Cruachan featured a song "Ungoliant" as well as one named after Shelob.