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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: neilep on 16/11/2007 22:54:54

Title: Any Experiments Done On Web Making Spiders ?
Post by: neilep on 16/11/2007 22:54:54

Dear Weblike Arachnid Architects,

See these spider webs ?

Nice eh ?

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This one (above) has caught the morning dew !

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Just wondering if there have been any experiments done to see what webs would be like made with inebriated spiders ?...or spiders under the influence of narcotics !! (not that I condone hurting spiders cos I luff eh)


.....can't think of any reasons why there would have been studies to look into this but then it is Friday night and I wanted to ask !!

Title: Any Experiments Done On Web Making Spiders ?
Post by: another_someone on 17/11/2007 00:25:36

I'm sure I have seen something about this on the forum before, but I wont search for it right now.  In the meantime:

http://www.cannabis.net/weblife.html

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NETS  MADE  BY  SPIDERS  FED
ON  DRUG-DOSED  FLIES

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cannabis.net%2Fspidlsd.jpg&hash=1660328132c4b5ded97d85566110595f)	(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cannabis.net%2Fspidmesc.jpg&hash=eb347d6c9fc4669210eb9030615be5bd)
web of a spider on LSD	web of a spider on mescaline
(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cannabis.net%2Fspihash.jpg&hash=0a4c458db26c0ef05b0332b6c0b5bf84)	(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cannabis.net%2Fspicaf.jpg&hash=fb31ec53706be05893ceac180ce6dcb8)
web of a spider on hashish	web of a spider on caffeine

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cannabis.net%2Fspid.jpg&hash=d2fca1a187e74fe5fd3e33635b3a6ebf)

Just Say No: web of a drug-naïve spider

Title: Any Experiments Done On Web Making Spiders ?
Post by: Karen W. on 17/11/2007 04:30:41

Cool Thread Neily!

Love the webs... that is interesting!

Title: Any Experiments Done On Web Making Spiders ?
Post by: paul.fr on 17/11/2007 04:49:15

In a word, yes. This was a topic on a show, can't do links on phone though...sorry

Title: Any Experiments Done On Web Making Spiders ?
Post by: neilep on 17/11/2007 14:15:58

FANTASTIC GEORGE......just a newbie and already making some AWESOME contributions !! [;)]

I can't believe that they gave spiders LSD !!....I think the spider made an admirable effort too !!...and the caffeine one ?...Oh my !!!...next time they should try de-caf !!

Cripes !!...they really did do all those tests !!!!!