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by User23 854 days ago
This reminds me of spiders on drugs[1]. Caffeine absolutely wrecks them.

[1] https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/nasa-spiders-drugs-experime...

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Yep, many psychoactive alkaloid compounds are made by plants to deter insects and herbivores, for example caffeine, nicotine, and cocaine.