The regularity of the delicate structures made by spiders is one of the wonders of nature. Now abnormalities in these patterns are used to study the mechanism by which drugs produce their effects ...

Related: Drug inspired by spider venom aims to reverse heart attack damage Male funnel-web spiders are typically smaller than females, but they are more dangerous due to a chemical in their venom ...

The researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals, including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine - a type of amphetamine - and noted how they spun their webs under the influence of ...

a heart drug derived from spider venom. Hi1a is a peptide found in the venom of the K'gari funnel web spider. The project, ...