Newly Discovered Spider Named After Obama President Barack Obama has earned an itsy-bitsy honor. Another cool quirk that comes with being the President of the United States… You get a spider named after you. After discovering 33 new species of spiders in the Southwestern United States, researches have named one after President Barack Obama. This news coming just days after our 44th U.S. President was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. The newly discovered species, which bears the commander in chief’s name, is called Aptostichus barackobamai. Good luck pronouncing that one, so we will just stick to calling the newly discovered spider the Barack Obama trapdoor spider. This spider… Read More