Re: How much caffeine do I give a spider to see results in its web

Date: Wed May 5 10:31:30 1999
Posted By: David Richman, Staff, Entomology, New Mexico State University
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 925698252.Zo

Message:


As for the caffeine, Peter Witt (1971.  Behav. Sci. 16:98-) used 10-100 
micrograms/spider with medium-sized orb weavers.  At 10 the spider showed 
some changes in the web and at 100 the web was complete atypical.  Other 
chemicals may require smaller or larger dosage, depending on the potency of 
the chemical and the size of the spider.

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