We’ve all heard some variation of this rumor: the average person “eats” eight spiders a year. And this isn’t a reference to ...

Get ready to re-think that, because researchers say that we might be able to bond with spiders over more than one piece of ...

A new study suggests that spiders may experience sleep cycles similar to humans.

A new study suggests that jumping spiders might enter rapid eye movement sleep — a phase of rest associated with learning, memory consolidation and dreaming.

While in a deep REM sleep-like state, jumping spiders stretch and twitch in a similar fashion to how we snooze and dream.

Do Spiders Dream? Scientists have found evidence of patterns similar to a dream-like state in spiders, an advance that sheds more light on the origin, evolution and function of the sleep cycle.

Worried about creepy-crawlies entering your mouth while you sleep? Relax, spiders have no interest in being eaten. In fact, there's no record of anyone swallowing a spider while sleeping.

Scientists observed rapid eye movements (REM) in jumping spiders, a feature that is typically associated with sleep in humans and many animals.

Scientists can’t scan a spider’s brain and obviously can’t quiz them about their dreams. So the next best thing is observing them at night.

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find out ...

It's a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find out.

A common myth claims people eat a lot of spiders while sleeping during their lifetime. But there is no scientific evidence to suggest this actually happens.