
Do spiders sleep?
Surely with all those eyes spiders need some rest.
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Do spiders sleep? Why are cicadas so loud? Bug expert Phil Sirvid answers some of your more unusual questions.
Surely with all those eyes spiders need some rest.
What is a bug? Strictly speaking, a bug is an insect in the group Hemiptera – it must have piercing mouthparts. Cicadas are Hemiptera, but spiders aren’t.
What is that noise cicadas make, and why is it so loud?
Sandflies: Why they bite, why those bites are itchy, and are they different to sandfleas?