Stephen Colbert names new spider species after himself
People really love Stephen Colbert. The Comedy Central host is almost always up to something hilarious -- whether it's adopting endangered turtles, espousing the dangers of hybrid cars, or physically threatening Mother Nature -- and fans only love him more with every oddball stunt. Now the comedian will be naming a spider -- after himself, of course.
The honor was bestowed upon Mr. Colbert by Jason Bond, an East Carolina University professor who recently discovered 27 new species of trapdoor spiders. After learning that Bond named one of his spiders after legendary rocker Neil Young ("Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi"), Colbert figured that he deserved one too -- so he called up Bond during his June 24th broadcast and negotiated the naming rights to one of the newly-discovered species.
Though disappointed that the spiders in question don't "shoot poison darts" or "lay eggs in your ears," the faux pundit was satisfied with the spider's name: Aptostichus stephencolberti -- in which the "t," of course, is silent.
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