University of Florida jumping spider expert Lisa Taylor, who was not involved in the research, says she would also be interested in how a bad night’s sleep could affect the spiders’ ability to ...

Jumping spider (E. arcuata) exhibiting leg curling during a REM sleep-like state.(Image credit: Daniela C. Rößler) For the study, Rößler and her team used an infrared camera to record 34 ...

For these jumping spiders, that restriction doesn't apply. So, they shut the lab lights off, let the spiders enter their sleep-like state, and then tracked any movement using an infrared camera ...

A recent study found jumping spiders exhibit REM sleep-like activity while resting. Daniela Roessler If you've ever seen a close-up photo of a jumping spider, you'll know they're the cute ones.

If jumping spiders do enter REM sleep, they might be consolidating memories or behavior patterns, as some jumping spiders have sophisticated cognitive abilities and make complicated decisions, ...

Jumping spiders may enter a REM sleep-like state similar to humans, a new study suggests, prompting experts to theorize what they can experience in such a paralyzed state.

This female jumping spider is sleeping while suspended on a silk line. The curled position of her legs is one of the movements that led scientists to suspect jumping spiders experience a sleep ...

Get ready to re-think that, because researchers say that we might be able to bond with spiders over more than one piece of ...

Jumping spiders are arguably the cutest of arachnids. As if they weren't charming enough already, a team of scientists has observed an REM sleep-like state in the spiders, which leads to the ...

Critters like the jumping spider are very far from humans on the evolutionary tree. Jerry Siegel, a sleep researcher who was not involved with the study, said he’s doubtful that the spiders can ...

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.

With their big eyes, furry legs and exotic colors, jumping spiders are described as some of the most adorable arachnids - but members of its more than 5,000 species are amazing in other ways, too.