Effect of chloral hydrate on spiders. Computer artwork of the orb web of a garden spider (Araneus diadematus) exposed to chloral hydrate ().

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Effect of chloral hydrate on spiders. Computer artwork of the orb web of a garden spider (Araneus diadematus) exposed to chloral hydrate (). This drug is a sedative used for the treatment of insomnia. A normal orb web consists of radiating threads and a sticky spiral hub (see Z430/519). A spider fed on chloral hydrate-dosed flies produces an incomplete web, with the spiral hub completely absent. Originally published in NASA Tech Briefs, April 1995.

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