Spiders show signs of REM-like activity, raising the question: Do they dream?

August 23, 2022
A recent study found jumping spiders exhibit REM sleep-like activity while resting.

A team of researchers filmed jumping spiders overnight and observed behaviors that mirror rapid eye movement sleep in other species. It helps that baby jumping spiders have translucent exoskeletons.

(Image credit: Daniela Roessler)



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