{
  "id": 17857048,
  "title": "Do Spiders Dream? These Arachnids Twitch, Curl Their Legs and Move Their Eyes When Asleep, Hinting at a Complex Brain State",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/do-spiders-dream-these-arachnids-twitch-curl-their-legs-and-move",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T20:44:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/do-spiders-dream-these-arachnids-twitch-curl-their-legs-and-move-their-eyes-when-asleep-hinting-at-a-complex-brain-state-180989789/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A species of jumping spider appears to enter a deep sleep phase that resembles rapid eye movement (REM) in humans, the stage in which we typically dream",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}