Study finds spiders likely sleep and dream a lot like people
Researchers in Germany monitored jumping spiders as they snoozed, and saw characteristic traits of REM sleep never observed before in invertebrates.
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Researchers in Germany monitored jumping spiders as they snoozed, and saw characteristic traits of REM sleep never observed before in invertebrates.
NEW YORK — 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
Footage taken of baby jumping spiders showed patterns that looked a lot like sleep cycles: The spiders’ legs twitched and parts of their eyes flickered.
Human sleep is still largely a mystery. Maybe spiders can help.