Jumping spiders display rapid eye movements and limb twitching similar to what is seen in dreaming dogs and cats, researchers say
The group’s findings werein Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences.
“Movable eyes have evolved only in a limited number of lineages, an adaptation notably absent in insects and most terrestrial arthropods,” the study notes.Lisa Taylor, research scientist at the University of Florida’s department of entomology, and an, said it was possible to believe the spiders were asleep.
“So there’s a lot of cool stuff going on in their brains, then they climb into their little silk nests at night. They have to process all this information, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they might be doing something like that at night.”
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