Watch the VIdeo: New California Spider Named After Steven Colbert

by Todd Gold
Aug 3rd, 2008 | 9:13 AM | Comments 0

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How did Steven Colbert react after a new species of spider was named after him? Watch the fun and laughs unfurl on this historic full episode of The Colbert Report. As for the backstory, earlier the talk show host threw a fit when he found out East Carolina University biologist Jason Bond had named a new species of spider after rocker Neil Young - and not him. According to the Associated Press his tantrum resulted in a trapdoor spider species found last year along the coast of California receiving the distinction of Aptostichus (ap-TAS’-tih-kus) stephencolberti (naturally, the “t” will be silent in the spider’s name. When viewing the show, note which classic rocker’s face he sits on while receiving the honor. (Hint: Crosby, Stills and Nash are his guests.) Colbert’s namesake is