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BS: Canadian Spider Research

12 Aug 09 - 05:27 PM (#2698876)
Subject: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Amergin

Apparently those crazy neighbours to the north do some interesting scientific research on spiders....


Spiders on Drugs


12 Aug 09 - 09:36 PM (#2699048)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Q (Frank Staplin)

The youtube feature parodies the research.
Perhaps some may regard such nonsense as humorous.

This article describes Peter Witt's experiments, updated with 1995 NASA research:
Arachnology research

Or see Noever et al. 1995, Using spiderweb patterns to determine toxicity, NASA Tech Briefs 19(4):82


12 Aug 09 - 09:39 PM (#2699051)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Q (Frank Staplin)

Messed up-
http://www.genetologisch-onderzoek.nl/index.php/93/biologie/zoology/arachnology


12 Aug 09 - 09:41 PM (#2699054)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Peace

Interesting.


12 Aug 09 - 09:49 PM (#2699059)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Peace

The link I just posted is Q's link.


12 Aug 09 - 10:03 PM (#2699073)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: bobad

I remember the study when it was done, it is quite interesting but I'm not sure what parallels can be made to humans. The parody was pretty good too, I mean if you can't joke about stoned spiders then what the hell can you joke about.


12 Aug 09 - 10:04 PM (#2699075)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Rapparee

The Canadians appear to be breeding giant drug-crazed spiders to invade America and steal our women and banjos!


12 Aug 09 - 10:16 PM (#2699083)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Beer

R, we don't need to steal your women, we have'em all in Montreal. O.K., a few are in Newfoundland and Tranna.
Beer (adrien)


12 Aug 09 - 10:52 PM (#2699100)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Q (Frank Staplin)

What's a banjo?


12 Aug 09 - 10:53 PM (#2699101)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Peace

Heh, heh.

lol


12 Aug 09 - 11:56 PM (#2699132)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: Alice

that was
preeciooussssss


13 Aug 09 - 01:22 AM (#2699152)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: quokka

Spiders and other lovely creatures from Australia

Come To Australia


14 Aug 09 - 02:33 AM (#2699972)
Subject: RE: BS: Canadian Spider Research
From: quokka

sorry for the thread drift, but these guys (Scared Weird Little Guys) have some hilarious songs. They even do a parody of an Irish folk song ( The Miners Died in '89). I will attempt to find and post it.

Cheers,

Quokka