David Attenborough has spider named after him

Revered nature lover Sir David Attenborough has had a new species of spider named after him.

The Prethopalpus attenboroughi is a tiny goblin spider measuring just over a millimetre in length and is found on Horn Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Accepting the creepy honour, the veteran broadcaster says, "Naming a species is the biggest of compliments that you could ask from any scientific community and I truly thank you very, very much indeed for this one."

Attenborough has previously had a species of fish, plant and tree named after him too.