He's been menaced by a hippo, stalked by a polar bear, bitten by a crocodile and throttled by a python. As his new one-man theatre show begins, Steve Backshall on... My most death-defying adventures

He's been menaced by a hippo, stalked by a polar bear, bitten by a crocodile and throttled by a python. As his new one-man theatre show begins, Steve Backshall on..

. My most death-defying adventures Steve's live show Ocean features stunts, experiments and cutting-edge science READ MORE: World War II's wildest bunch (luckily they were on our side):They were the mavericks who pioneered covert ops behind enemy lines. Now a swashbuckling new Guy Ritchie film celebrates their most daring mission By Lisa Sewards For Weekend Magazine Published: 22:30 BST, 26 July 2024 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 26 July 2024 e-mail View comments The humble shrimp is hardly the first thing that would spring to mind if you were going to have a creature named after you.

But Britain’s best-known wildlife daredevil, TV presenter Steve Backshall, is thrilled to have had a newly discovered species christened the Backshall Snapping Shrimp. ‘It’s got one giant claw and one tiny one but it uses the large one to snap and create an incredibly loud sound as a powerful deterrent to other animals,’ says Steve. ‘It was named after me because I was on a dive in Tenerife when we found this new creature.

It’s tiny but utterly beautiful under a microscope.’ Steve, 51, came across the species as part of a mission with Ocean Census to accelerate the discovery and protection of marine life by finding 100,000 new species in the next decade, and he’ll be telling tales from his adventures – and his thrilling care.