Here’s a more detailed description for those that like to read up: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/nasa-spiders-drugs-experiment/
Curiously enough when a similar experiment was first performed decades earlier the original intent was to get the spiders to weave their webs during different times of the day, rather than alter the pattern.
Here’s a short video talking about the results of this experiment, and how each spider reacted to the different drugs.
“building webs is fo suckas”
I will never not watch that video.
“For more information on the crack spider’s removed, contact the Canadian Wildlife Service in Ottawa”
I only came in here to make sure this was posted. I don’t even have to click the link to know it’s the right video.
Very educational, thanks for sharing!
I know what video is without even opening, lol
I mean, I think they did great. If they did those tests on me it would just be four blank panels with a light coating of Dorito dust.
Apparently microdosing LSD was the only thing that improved web quality.
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All the drugs tested reduced web regularity except for small doses (0.1–0.3 µg) of LSD, which increased web regularity.
And they gave them up to 100 µg, which is a not-too-strong but definitely noticable dose for humans.
Maybe that’s where the micro dosing idea came from.
This says nothing about how the dosage was decided.
Yeah, welcome to pre-2000 science. Things were a bit more basic then.
Everyone must’ve got a lot smarter after 2000.
Yeah, our current scientific literature is known by the high quality and good methodology of the papers.
I’m sorry, my last knowledge update does not address this area. If you’re looking for specific medical advice, please consult a doctor.
Would have been interesting to see what happened with alcohol, ecstacy, cocaine, heroin, etc. The last one might have just been a blank square though.
Caffeine is an insecticide.
Good thing spiders aren’t insects then, I guess?
So all the little bugs inside of me are dead?
RIP little guys.
Can be used as an insecticide.
It can be a poison to humans too - the poison is in the portion, after all.
Even in minute amounts. It’s the whole reason plants started producing caffeine. But you have also run into the big flaw in this, what is the portion they are using?
