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Coverage dated October 26, 2026 to October 28, 2026

Do Spiders Dream? Scientists Discover Their Sleep Is Strangely Similar to Ours

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New experiments reveal REM-like sleep in spiders and a surprising need to repay lost sleep.

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  1. Science Alert

    Spiders Can Rack Up REM-Like Sleep Debt (And May Even Dream), Just Like Humans (opens Science Alert)

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    Tucked in a corner of an enclosure, swaddled in darkness, a tiny spider sleeps. But...

  2. Phys

    Two distinct sleep stages emerge in jumping spider, including a REM-like state (opens Phys)

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    Humans and other vertebrates go through various stages of sleep, including REM (rapid eye movement) sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and muscle twitches. Can a similar sleep state be observed in spiders? Researchers from the Institute of Organismic Biology at the University of Bonn investi…

  3. ZME Science

    Do Spiders Dream? Scientists Discover Their Sleep Is Strangely Similar to Ours (opens ZME Science)

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    New experiments reveal REM-like sleep in spiders and a surprising need to repay lost sleep.

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