Do spiders sleep? Study suggests they may snooze like humans
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find out. The footage showed patterns that looked a lot like sleep cycles: The spiders' legs twitched and parts of their eyes flickered.
Do spiders sleep? Study suggests they may snooze like humans
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find out. The footage showed patterns that looked a lot like sleep cycles: The spiders' legs twitched and parts of their eyes flickered.
New scientific study suggests some spiders enter sleep state similar to humans
A new scientific study suggests that some spiders are capable of a state similar to a human’s rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which allows us to dream.
New scientific study suggests some spiders enter sleep state similar to humans
A new scientific study suggests that some spiders are capable of a state similar to a human’s rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which allows us to dream.
Researchers found jumping spiders, known for their acrobatic hunting, exhibiting signs of R.E.M. sleep, but it is unknown whether they dream, or even sleep.
Researchers found jumping spiders, known for their acrobatic hunting, exhibiting signs of R.E.M. sleep, but it is unknown whether they dream, or even sleep.
