Stephen Colbert

Aptostichus stephencolberti, the trapdoor spider named for Colbert after a 2008 Colbert Report campaign, is the subject of new research revealing a genome roughly 50% larger than the human genome.

Following reports over the weekend that the WB-Par merger had claimed the former Late Show host’s Tolkien project, Warner Bros. says the film remains in development, with Colbert, his son Peter McGee, and Philippa Boyens still working on the script.