Wow! That’s really cool, and you explained it in such an informative and clear way. I was just wondering, for your experiment, what growth stage are you thinking of giving the drugs in? I was just interested in your thoughts on that because of what you mentioned about the results differing depending on that factor. Thanks!
And again, really great job!
Thank you and great question! For the spiders I’m just going to give the drugs to them when they are an adult. On the other hand, for the moths I am going to get a bunch of the larvae and give a drug to one in the larvae stage, one in the cocoon stage and one when it is a fully grown adult. This then can let me compare the differences when given drugs at different stages.
Wow, great video; I had no idea how important this issue was! The use of simple photos and transition was quite effective and didn’t take away from your commentary. I am just wondering how many different tests you were planning to run with what factors changing to ensure the most ideal results.
I put my cat on my lap while watching this and he stayed the entire time, so I guess it was enjoyable to him as well lol.
Thanks, Aj, and Great question! I was planning on just giving two spiders one dose of each drug, so that I can compare the results between the two and if one doesn’t go according to plan (I overdose it by accident) I have a backup. Now for the moths, it’s a bit different because I am giving it to them at different stages. I was planning on giving each drug to two at each stage so I can compare the results. However, it can depend on how much larvae I can get for my experiment and how long they live. Thanks again and I’m glad your cat found my presentation interesting! XD
– Natalie
Awesome video with so much information! I really enjoyed the music in the background which made your presentation much more engaging. I also found your opinions throughout the video very informative and showed your perspective on the subject. However, I am wondering that although people have deemed it to be unethical to experiment on mammals, what is the argument that people have posed that suggests it to be ethical to experiment on insects other than them being short lived? Is there anything to question the ethicality of experiment drugs on insects? All in all, great presentation!
Thank you, Glen, and great question as well! From my research, I have found that it can be more practical to test drugs on insects because it can take less time for results to show and you can use way less of each drug given. Insects are also as you mentioned short-lived, which makes people not feel as guilty. However, the actual question of how ethical it is to test on an insect instead of a mouse or mammal can be challenging. From my research, it talked only about the practicality of using insects instead of how ethical it is. In my personal opinion though, I think that insects are great creatures, but mammals are more complex and closer to an actual human. I think that the closer the animal is to a human in complexity the harder for us to test on, because of the similarities. So basically it all really depends on how a person values different creatures’ lives. Thank you again for the nice comment and interesting question!
– Natalie
Hi Natalie,
I liked your use of subtly zooming in and out of images and background music at the beginning of the presentation to effectively reinforce the mood of your Talon Talk. I found that the frequent switching of images and the music started to get quite distracting after the introduction, though. I would suggest to have the switching of images more infrequently and have the diagrams on the screen for longer in the main body of the presentation if you were to ever do something similar to this in the future.
My question is: Would the psychological effect of the pain of a needle or the spider/moth just seeing the drugs being used significantly affect the spider/moth’s behaviour?
Best,
Colin
Thanks Colin for your feedback and great question! To give the drugs to the spiders and moths I won’t be using a needle, but I will be putting the drugs in sugar water then putting the solution on Q-tips. I will then rub it on the mouths of them slightly so they can consume the drug. If that doesn’t work for the moths I will just dissolve the drugs in a small amount of sugar water and allow the moths to drink it. On the other hand for the spiders I will give the drugs to a fly or small insect and give the insect to the spider. So most likely it will not have an effect on the results. Thanks again!
– Natalie
Hi Natalie, I think that the images, music, and your tone all matched very well to make a captivating video! I see you have tons of comments already, but I do have a question about how drugs affect spiders’ web patterns. How consistent are the webs under the effect of the same drug, and if they are decently consistent (which I assume they are), how is it that drugs manage to take control of the spider completely unlike humans, where we just for example get an energy boost with caffeine?
Hi Henry! Thank you for your comment and great question. The webs are supposed to be quite constant in their results, but I mean not all webs are the same so the results could be a little different. From my research I didn’t find really anything on the difference between insects on caffeine and humans when consuming caffeine. My guess though is that what we see insects doing is their form of an energy boost and instead of it keeping them awake it keeps them productive in a weird way. Thanks again for the interesting question!
– Natalie
Awesome Talk. I loved the way you put the entire presentation together and how you made it look more like a TED TALK with the little text and the emphasis on the pictures and what you’re saying. I liked the transition to your main question at the start as well. Overall, the Talk was very in-depth, clean, engaging and I learned a lot about drug testing towards insects (even though spiders aren’t insects haha.) A wish I have is that some of the images are very low quality and a bit hard to look at, other than that it was a great presentation. I was pretty intrigued by the ending of the presentation and a question I have for you is that no matter what we do, some animal or insect will be hurt by drug testing. So, is there any alternatives besides insects? Or is that the lowest we can go? Thank you in advance.
Hi Justin! Thank you for the feedback! (I kinda forgot about spiders not being an insects XD) Your question is great too. From my research it says that it is the best alternative, because it is not complex enough and they don’t live long enough to worry to much about, but they are still close enough to humans that we can use them to test drugs on. Choosing something similar enough to humans is a big part in testing drugs. Basically what I’m saying is that they are the best alternative and yes, they are lowest we can go. Thanks!
– Natalie
Whats up Natalie! Great talk on how drugs affect spiders and moths behaviour. One aspect of your talk that I enjoyed is how you provided evidence to support what you were saying, such aids like the image of differentiations of spider webs affected by drugs allowed me to observe and think deeper rather than be given information. One aspect I would push you on is to add a few bullet points that may enhance the effect of statement demonstrated in most medical videos. My question is how are proportions chosen for insects and how do you know you are not overdosing them? Overall, I really enjoyed the presentation! Great Job
Hi! Thank you for the feedback and great question! How proportions are chosen are by weight. For example, if the drug says that a human who weighs 100 pounds gets 1 gram, then a test animal who weighs 1 pound should only be given 0.01 grams. Secondly how I would know if I was overdosing them would be if, well if they died. So that is why I am getting multiple of each spider and moth just in case there are any problems. Thanks!
– Natalie
Woahh, Natalie, this talk is so cool!
I love the format you used for your presentation. The video was extremely well-done and the footage and images were engaging and relevant. You also had so many amazing facts and the information you presented really helped make the presentation so fun to watch (even though the video made it fun to watch anyway).
I was wondering if any of the drugs you chose for the experiment have any link to psychoactivity/development/the brain at all and whether it’s a requirement of some kind that the drug affects the brain in order for the spiders and moths to behave differently. Are the erratic web patterns especially due to general substance toxicity or the effects on brain development, and is that known?
Your presentation was so amazing and I loved every second of it. Thank you for teaching me about bugs n’ drugs in such a concise and engaging way! I’m excited to learn more next year.
Thanks, Bana! You are so sweet! Great question as well. Well, when researching my topic I didn’t really go in-depth with the brain part of the insects partially, because there isn’t much about it and partially because I was more focusing on the behavior on the outside, not the inside. However, this is a great question and I think that for next year I will do some extra research on insect brains. Thanks!
– Natalie
P.S if you want to look into this on your own a bit out of interest, let me know and I can lead you to some sites, and maybe you could teach me a few things! 🙂
November 4, 2020 at 1:10 am
Wow! That’s really cool, and you explained it in such an informative and clear way. I was just wondering, for your experiment, what growth stage are you thinking of giving the drugs in? I was just interested in your thoughts on that because of what you mentioned about the results differing depending on that factor. Thanks!
And again, really great job!
November 4, 2020 at 1:23 am
Thank you and great question! For the spiders I’m just going to give the drugs to them when they are an adult. On the other hand, for the moths I am going to get a bunch of the larvae and give a drug to one in the larvae stage, one in the cocoon stage and one when it is a fully grown adult. This then can let me compare the differences when given drugs at different stages.
November 5, 2020 at 1:31 am
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November 7, 2020 at 3:22 am
Wow, great video; I had no idea how important this issue was! The use of simple photos and transition was quite effective and didn’t take away from your commentary. I am just wondering how many different tests you were planning to run with what factors changing to ensure the most ideal results.
I put my cat on my lap while watching this and he stayed the entire time, so I guess it was enjoyable to him as well lol.
November 7, 2020 at 3:38 am
Thanks, Aj, and Great question! I was planning on just giving two spiders one dose of each drug, so that I can compare the results between the two and if one doesn’t go according to plan (I overdose it by accident) I have a backup. Now for the moths, it’s a bit different because I am giving it to them at different stages. I was planning on giving each drug to two at each stage so I can compare the results. However, it can depend on how much larvae I can get for my experiment and how long they live. Thanks again and I’m glad your cat found my presentation interesting! XD
– Natalie
November 7, 2020 at 6:45 am
Awesome video with so much information! I really enjoyed the music in the background which made your presentation much more engaging. I also found your opinions throughout the video very informative and showed your perspective on the subject. However, I am wondering that although people have deemed it to be unethical to experiment on mammals, what is the argument that people have posed that suggests it to be ethical to experiment on insects other than them being short lived? Is there anything to question the ethicality of experiment drugs on insects? All in all, great presentation!
November 8, 2020 at 2:21 am
Thank you, Glen, and great question as well! From my research, I have found that it can be more practical to test drugs on insects because it can take less time for results to show and you can use way less of each drug given. Insects are also as you mentioned short-lived, which makes people not feel as guilty. However, the actual question of how ethical it is to test on an insect instead of a mouse or mammal can be challenging. From my research, it talked only about the practicality of using insects instead of how ethical it is. In my personal opinion though, I think that insects are great creatures, but mammals are more complex and closer to an actual human. I think that the closer the animal is to a human in complexity the harder for us to test on, because of the similarities. So basically it all really depends on how a person values different creatures’ lives. Thank you again for the nice comment and interesting question!
– Natalie
November 8, 2020 at 4:40 am
Hi Natalie,
I liked your use of subtly zooming in and out of images and background music at the beginning of the presentation to effectively reinforce the mood of your Talon Talk. I found that the frequent switching of images and the music started to get quite distracting after the introduction, though. I would suggest to have the switching of images more infrequently and have the diagrams on the screen for longer in the main body of the presentation if you were to ever do something similar to this in the future.
My question is: Would the psychological effect of the pain of a needle or the spider/moth just seeing the drugs being used significantly affect the spider/moth’s behaviour?
Best,
Colin
November 8, 2020 at 5:03 am
Thanks Colin for your feedback and great question! To give the drugs to the spiders and moths I won’t be using a needle, but I will be putting the drugs in sugar water then putting the solution on Q-tips. I will then rub it on the mouths of them slightly so they can consume the drug. If that doesn’t work for the moths I will just dissolve the drugs in a small amount of sugar water and allow the moths to drink it. On the other hand for the spiders I will give the drugs to a fly or small insect and give the insect to the spider. So most likely it will not have an effect on the results. Thanks again!
– Natalie
November 9, 2020 at 2:36 am
Hi Natalie, I think that the images, music, and your tone all matched very well to make a captivating video! I see you have tons of comments already, but I do have a question about how drugs affect spiders’ web patterns. How consistent are the webs under the effect of the same drug, and if they are decently consistent (which I assume they are), how is it that drugs manage to take control of the spider completely unlike humans, where we just for example get an energy boost with caffeine?
Thanks,
Henry
November 10, 2020 at 9:17 am
Hi Henry! Thank you for your comment and great question. The webs are supposed to be quite constant in their results, but I mean not all webs are the same so the results could be a little different. From my research I didn’t find really anything on the difference between insects on caffeine and humans when consuming caffeine. My guess though is that what we see insects doing is their form of an energy boost and instead of it keeping them awake it keeps them productive in a weird way. Thanks again for the interesting question!
– Natalie
November 10, 2020 at 3:47 am
Awesome Talk. I loved the way you put the entire presentation together and how you made it look more like a TED TALK with the little text and the emphasis on the pictures and what you’re saying. I liked the transition to your main question at the start as well. Overall, the Talk was very in-depth, clean, engaging and I learned a lot about drug testing towards insects (even though spiders aren’t insects haha.) A wish I have is that some of the images are very low quality and a bit hard to look at, other than that it was a great presentation. I was pretty intrigued by the ending of the presentation and a question I have for you is that no matter what we do, some animal or insect will be hurt by drug testing. So, is there any alternatives besides insects? Or is that the lowest we can go? Thank you in advance.
November 10, 2020 at 4:14 am
Hi Justin! Thank you for the feedback! (I kinda forgot about spiders not being an insects XD) Your question is great too. From my research it says that it is the best alternative, because it is not complex enough and they don’t live long enough to worry to much about, but they are still close enough to humans that we can use them to test drugs on. Choosing something similar enough to humans is a big part in testing drugs. Basically what I’m saying is that they are the best alternative and yes, they are lowest we can go. Thanks!
– Natalie
November 10, 2020 at 7:32 am
Whats up Natalie! Great talk on how drugs affect spiders and moths behaviour. One aspect of your talk that I enjoyed is how you provided evidence to support what you were saying, such aids like the image of differentiations of spider webs affected by drugs allowed me to observe and think deeper rather than be given information. One aspect I would push you on is to add a few bullet points that may enhance the effect of statement demonstrated in most medical videos. My question is how are proportions chosen for insects and how do you know you are not overdosing them? Overall, I really enjoyed the presentation! Great Job
November 10, 2020 at 9:24 am
Hi! Thank you for the feedback and great question! How proportions are chosen are by weight. For example, if the drug says that a human who weighs 100 pounds gets 1 gram, then a test animal who weighs 1 pound should only be given 0.01 grams. Secondly how I would know if I was overdosing them would be if, well if they died. So that is why I am getting multiple of each spider and moth just in case there are any problems. Thanks!
– Natalie
November 10, 2020 at 7:32 am
Woahh, Natalie, this talk is so cool!
I love the format you used for your presentation. The video was extremely well-done and the footage and images were engaging and relevant. You also had so many amazing facts and the information you presented really helped make the presentation so fun to watch (even though the video made it fun to watch anyway).
I was wondering if any of the drugs you chose for the experiment have any link to psychoactivity/development/the brain at all and whether it’s a requirement of some kind that the drug affects the brain in order for the spiders and moths to behave differently. Are the erratic web patterns especially due to general substance toxicity or the effects on brain development, and is that known?
Your presentation was so amazing and I loved every second of it. Thank you for teaching me about bugs n’ drugs in such a concise and engaging way! I’m excited to learn more next year.
– Bana
P.S. I love your blog, it’s so pretty.
November 10, 2020 at 9:30 am
Thanks, Bana! You are so sweet! Great question as well. Well, when researching my topic I didn’t really go in-depth with the brain part of the insects partially, because there isn’t much about it and partially because I was more focusing on the behavior on the outside, not the inside. However, this is a great question and I think that for next year I will do some extra research on insect brains. Thanks!
– Natalie
P.S if you want to look into this on your own a bit out of interest, let me know and I can lead you to some sites, and maybe you could teach me a few things! 🙂