It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

Just because you're dreaming about spiders doesn't mean you have a Black Widow's nest in the corner of your closet. Those ...

One such creature has made itself quite the unusual hitchhiker by joining US travelers and living with them on the road. While the little arachnid was never meant to live a nomadic life, she quickly ...

Non-jumping spiders generally have much poorer sight and rely heavily on sensing movement in their web to perceive the world around them, so more study is needed to determine what sleep might look ...

A 2022 study investigated this and found that the jumping spiders appear to go into “a REM sleep-like state.” While in this sedentary state, the spiders also jerk around their limbs, a bit ...

For jumping spiders, however, "what I thought was really interesting was that they were taking about this suspension as being something that helps them avoid predation," says Amita Sehgal, a sleep ...

A jumping spider hanging upside down from a silk thread in a laboratory. Credit: Daniela Rößler The next time you spot a spider hanging upside down in your apartment, it might actually be ...

Jumping spiders may experience REM sleep-like state — and maybe even dream — like humans, a new study suggests Lauren Frias Aug 16, 2022, 2:09 PM PT ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...