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Drugged Spiders Spinning Webs Archive Experiment of the Day

This is what happens to their spinning skills when they light up a doobie.

WHAT A TANGLED web we weave – especially when ‘we’ are a common house spider who has been fed a drug and asked to go spin a web.

This is an illustration produced by a Nasa experiment from 1995 when the effects of certain drugs on a spider’s work (ie, web-spinning) were studied.

The caffeine creation looks a little like our handwriting circa 11am and our third cup of coffee in TheJournal.ie HQ…

Image: PAG/PA Archive/Press Association Images.

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 3:04 PM

    Fair play to them. I hope they make a few quid.

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 3:07 PM

    This is the reason I’ll get no work done today. Very cool site!

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 3:31 PM

    If I had credit on my iTunes account I’d be spending it on this. But because I don’t, I’ll just have to wait for pay day :/ ugh

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 3:44 PM

    What a brilliant idea…simple like all the best ones !

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 4:24 PM

    That sounds wonderful.

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 4:39 PM

    They have a job vacancy up on silicone republic for a wizard,clever guys

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 4:53 PM

    No link in the article to the app, likewise on their site & can’t find it in the play store… great idea, but please make it easier to download. I’m still at a loss.

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 5:01 PM

    story map is €2:69 in the app story still worth buying

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 5:21 PM

    Like I said… there’s no links to the app and I can’t find it in the Android Play Store…

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 7:20 PM

    I found it! Storymap is all one word.

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    Jan 24th 2013, 1:45 PM
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    Jan 24th 2013, 2:23 PM

    Thanks

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    Jan 23rd 2013, 5:35 PM

    I can’t find it in the Google Play Store either :(

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    Jan 24th 2013, 12:58 AM

    Oh, sorry, we’ve a slight hitch on the android version which is being ironed out. It will be available by the end of the week. Apologies, trying our best on a tiny budget!

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    Jan 24th 2013, 1:44 PM
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    Jan 24th 2013, 1:20 AM

    Great idea, fair play to the lads.

    But…. If people, especially tourists, use it as they are in the location, which I’m assuming is the idea… I can just imagine that map with the dots being the new high risk areas to get your phone swiped out of your hand!

    Not begrudging the great idea.. Just saying is all!!

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    Jan 24th 2013, 1:07 AM

    looking forward to buying it guys! Well done.

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    Jan 24th 2013, 1:00 AM

    Genius idea that will be a keeper for life!

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    Jan 24th 2013, 2:30 PM

    Great idea – Dublin band The Pale did something similar for their last album, https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/the-pale-i-woke-up-and-i-was-gone/id473266441?mt=8 (disclosure I helped them a bit with it). Love the concept of Dublin folk talking about their city and walking tours of those locations – both apps have unearthed a few gems for me

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