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.

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    This says nothing about how the dosage was decided.

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          Yeah, our current scientific literature is known by the high quality and good methodology of the papers.

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            I’m sorry, my last knowledge update does not address this area. If you’re looking for specific medical advice, please consult a doctor.

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    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.

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      Can be used as an insecticide.

      It can be a poison to humans too - the poison is in the portion, after all.

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        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?