Do spiders dream? New study finds evidence of REM-like movement in arachnids

Originally published at: Do spiders dream? New study finds evidence of REM-like movement in arachnids | Boing Boing

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So TIL that spiders have moving eyes! (Sort of.) From the article:

Also, kinda reminds me of this short that was created by someone I know. It ended up leading to a ridiculously popular series of shorts that have now morphed into a successful franchise:

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Spider nightmares…on the one hand, a horrifying concept of terror taken to the next level. On the other hand, any nightmares they actually have are probably about being stomped flat by a bedroom slipper worn by a two-eyed primate.

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Seems to me a spider nightmare would be something involving cats…

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? How about android sheep - what do they dream?

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Do spiders dream of Eldritch horror?

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… In their houses at R’lyeh perhaps :spider:

Newspaper! NEWSPAPER!

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Dreaming? Or autonomic response meant to ward off certain predators so they can get some sleep?

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