Concept developed

I have decided to base my project around the theme of a spider web. through research in different geometries made by various spiders, none seemed to grasp my eye. although i came across an experiment done by NASA in 1995 in which spiders were exposed to various chemicals then were tested based on the patterns of webs they spun.

Chemicals Included:
-Marijuana,
-Benzedrine,
-Caffeine and;
-Chloral Hydrate

The Aim
The aim was to compare the web weaved geometry by the spiders to the web of a sober spider. The effects of the different psychoactive substances are more visible than on the flat drawings of the webs.

The Effects

" *Marijuana affects concentration of the spider. Parts of the web, especially toward the outside, so late in the making of the web, are incomplete or missing.

*Benzedrine, stimulating substance, causes great excitement in the spider. It works hard to weave his web but his haste causes significant omissions in the construction.

*Caffeine greatly disturbs the spider which is no longer capable of doing anything other than a fully heterogeneous and disorderly web.

*Chloral hydrate, sedative substance, slows down the actions of the spider. It falls asleep quickly without completing the making of the web. That explains the very brief appearance. "




This image illustrates the various effects the chemicals had on the spider web, hopefully experimenting using the same idea within rhino/grasshopper gaining various iterations.


Sources

http://www.guillaume-lehoux.com/SOD_project_press_release/txt/en_SOD.project_Guillaume.Lehoux.pdf

http://www.guillaume-lehoux.com/en/projects/SOD_project.php