When a researcher noticed something odd about a sleeping jumping spider, it launched a series of experiments that would ...

A species of jumping spider appears to enter a deep sleep phase that resembles rapid eye movement (REM) in humans, the stage ...

Australian jumping spiders show REM-like movements and recover after disrupted sleep, offering new clues to how sleep evolved ...

Researchers at the University of Bonn report that the Australian jumping spider Portia fimbriata shows regulated sleep with two distinct stages, including a REM-like state with eye movements and ...

Myriad studies focus on human sleep, from mapping circadian rhythms to determining optimal sleep length. But we're not the ...

I would like to introduce the jumping spiders I met on an autumn day. Although their shapes, appearances, and colors are all ...

Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects. But University of Cincinnati biologists wondered: Do these mimics really look like insect faces or is ...

The most comprehensive study of its kind confirms that jumping spiders go through two phases of sleep, including a REM-like state that is associated with human dreaming.

Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are a recently evolved family of spiders. They are known for their distinctive large eyes and ability to jump long distances relative to their small size. Australia has ...