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Raph's Girl 07-31-2008 08:21 PM
New spider species named after Colbert
 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080731/...ople_colbert_2

Quote:
A trapdoor spider species found along the coast of California last year is the new eight-legged tribute to Stephen Colbert.

How will the faux conservative talk show host take this news? Viewers of the Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report" will find out Wednesday when East Carolina University biologist Jason Bond appears as a guest.

Bond specializes in spiders and millipedes. He and students study both new and known species and provide names for the new ones.

Colbert's namesake is Aptostichus (ap-TAS'-tih-kus) stephencolberti. Because Colbert doesn't pronounce the "t" in his last name, it will also be silent in the spider's name.

Colbert demanded that a spider species carry his name after learning that Bond named a spider for rocker Neil Young.
Spider-Man should SOO mention this somewhere since Colbert's running for President in the Marvel-verse. :lol:

Gordo 07-31-2008 08:29 PM
This man needs more animal species named after him.

Machias Banshee 07-31-2008 09:39 PM
I've lost track how many things have been named after Colbert... between the animals and the hockey team mascots, he's gonna have to charge people for name usage... :lol:


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