Spiders might keep some arachnophobes up at night — but do the creepy crawlers get any shuteye themselves? A new study leads some scientists to believe spiders may snooze just as humans do. The ...

In a new study, jumping spiders seem to exhibit similar sleep patterns to humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Imagine a ...

It wasn’t long before Rößler set up a nursery for baby spiders in her lab to observe their nightly dangles. Her new research, published August 8 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, ...

they may be creepy and crawly, but spiders are more like us than we realize. *** new study out of Germany finds arachnids, specifically jumping spiders can does in *** dreamlike state with rapid eye ...

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. By Carolyn Wilke By day, jumping spiders ...

To a house spider we appear as a potential predator. Yet, despite having more eyes than us, most spiders don’t actually see much detail. Their world is sensed mainly by vibration, air currents, touch ...

If you’re scared of spiders, Halloween certainly doesn’t help. People decorate their homes with monstrous-looking fake ...

Jumping spiders exhibit a remarkable repertoire of behaviours underpinned by a sophisticated visual system and emerging cognitive attributes. Their capacity for acute spatial resolution, rapid ...

Jumping spiders appear to move their eyes during sleep, similar to the way humans do during REM sleep — raising the question of whether spiders might dream as well. If you have ever seen a close-up ...

Do you remember what you dreamed last night? Whatever it was, the dream most likely took place during a sleep phase that is called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. REM sleep is characterized by rapid ...

A new study found that jumping spiders may enter a REM sleep-like state, similar to what humans and other mammals experience. Researchers plan to continue to investigate what benefits entering such a ...