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Spiders Are Known To Sleep, But Do They Dream? This Researcher Is Convinced They Do.
- Latest development: researchers observed sleep-like states in Evarcha arcuata spiders with rhythmic, dream-analogous movements.
- What was studied: a 2022 study focusing on European jumping spiders and their nightly rest behaviors.
- How spiders sleep: spiders suspend from silk, tuck limbs, and become motionless during rest.
- Key observation: retinal tubes moved in REM-like patterns, hinting at dream activity.
- Impact: if proven, dreaming could exist in creatures with simpler nervous systems than previously thought.
- Statement from the researcher: Robler expresses strong conviction spiders dream, pending scientific proof.
- Context: the finding adds to discussions about sleep and dreaming across species.
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