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Spiders' Web Building Abilities Affected by Mind-altering Drugs

Topic Categories: ArachnidsBehaviorStreaming videos
Posted on: March 25, 2008 8:59 AM, by "GrrlScientist"

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This streaming video documents that spiders web-building abilities are affected by exposure to mind-altering drugs, like weed, as demonstrated by in 1960 Dr. Peter Witt. [1:49].

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#1

LOL "First Church of Christ, Filmmaker"?

Being old enough to remember the original makes this twice as funny!

Posted by: themadlolscientist | March 25, 2008 11:27 AM

#2

According to an ancient book that I read long ago, spiders dosed with LSD weave square webs instead of round-ish ones. I'd like to see that video . . .

Posted by: k | March 25, 2008 2:11 PM

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