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Jumping spiders caught on camera sleeping and leg twitching like humans
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. ABC Australia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 27 Oct 2026, 03:49 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Jumping spiders caught on camera sleeping and leg twitching like humans”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
Jumping spiders caught on camera sleeping and leg twitching like humans
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Scientists video REM-like sleep in Australian jumping spider species
Reported by 1 outlet
- ABC