The Daily Reflector of Greenville reports that Jason Bond, an associate professor at East Carolina University, has agreed to name a species after Colbert, host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report."

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

Colbert developed spider envy after learning Bond had given the name of Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi -- for legendary rocker Neil Young -- to a trap-door spider. The talk show host demanded a spider be named after him.

Bond "appeared" on the show June 24, interviewed by Colbert over the phone. Bond told Colbert he could choose one of 27 trap-door spiders, which lurk underground, waiting until they sense something walking by to grab it.

So, now that the show is back from a two-week vacation, Colbert must choose a species to carry the name "Aptostichus stephencolberti." Because Colbert doesn't pronounce the "t" in his last name, it will be silent in the spider's name as well.

"Because names are important, it is quite an honor. ... I wouldn't name a species after him if I didn't think it was appropriate," Bond said.

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