Society of Systematic Biologists

Dr. Jason Bond, of East Carolina University, will appear on the TV show "The Colbert Report" the night of Wednesday, August 6th. He promised to name a species of trapdoor spider after Stephen Colbert, which he does in his Systematic Biology August '08 paper, â�?��?An integrative method for delimiting cohesion species: finding the population-species interface in a group of Californian trapdoor spiders with extreme genetic divergence and geographic structuring,â�?� co-authored by Amy K. Stockman, also of East Carolina University. The paper will be available from Taylor and Francis free for 6 months.

Bond named a spider after the musician Neil Young earlier this year, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, which sparked the attention of Colbert. â�?��?Whereâ�?��?�s my spider?â�?� Colbert asked on his show. â�?��?The world demands an eight-legged tribute to Stephen Colbert, and I do not mean another barbershop quartet.â�?� Jason Bond accepted the challenge in an earlier on-air phone interview, and will appear in person on the 6th along with several live specimens of Colbert's namesake.