Do spiders sleep? Scientists study baby jumping spiders to find out
A research shows that spiders’ overnight movements look a lot like REM in other species, like dogs or cats twitching in their sleep.
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A research shows that spiders’ overnight movements look a lot like REM in other species, like dogs or cats twitching in their sleep.
Scientists generally believe that all mammals sleep. But what about snoozing spiders? Behavioural ecologist Daniela Roessler spoke to As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner about her discovery that some might go even deeper.
German researchers say jumping spiders, while asleep, can fall into an REM cycle, the same sort of deep dream-like sleep with rapid eye movement that humans do.
Spiders might experience dreaming
The night footage of baby jumping spiders showed patterns that looked a lot like sleep cycles with their legs twitching and parts of eyes flickering.