tags: spider, web building, mind-altering drugs, streaming video
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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Topic Categories: Arachnids • Behavior • Streaming videos
Posted on: March 25, 2008 8:59 AM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: spider, web building, mind-altering drugs, streaming video
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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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
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