Spiders may sleep and dream similar to humans (5 Photos)

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Aug 21, 2022

While filming hanging jumping spiders at night, we noticed surprising things happening. Regular phases of curling up their legs and twitching in what seemed like uncontrolled movements. Reminding us a lot of sleeping dogs or cats, we asked: could this be REM sleep? 2/7 pic.twitter.com/TdSjwg21hD
— Dr. Daniela Rößler 🌎 (@RoesslerDaniela) August 8, 2022

In an unexpected discovery, scientists recently found that jumping spiders may sleep and dream quite similar to humans.

According to an article in Mashable, behavioral ecologist Daniela Rößler accidentally discovered that the jumping spiders in the laboratory seemed to be sleeping and exhibiting something akin to rapid eye movements (REM) — a behavior humans and other animals often experience while sleeping.