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.
Here’s a short video talking about the results of this experiment, and how each spider reacted to the different drugs.
“building webs is fo suckas”
I will never not watch that video.
“For more information on the crack spider’s bitch, contact the Canadian Wildlife Service in Ottawa”
I only came in here to make sure this was posted. I don’t even have to click the link to know it’s the right video.