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Insects sleep.

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Is it true that insects sleep?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed reviews and research papers state that insects sleep, describing sleep-like states with raised arousal thresholds and sleep rebound in species such as fruit flies and honey bees. Popular and older sources also assert that insects rest or sleep, though some note that distinguishing true sleep from rest is difficult.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 10 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 10
Sleep in Insects
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Sleep in Insects. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043201

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What Insects Do, and Why
2021
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Piper, R. (2021). What Insects Do, and Why. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=3XogEAAAQBAJ&dq=Insects+sleep.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Additional Observations on the Sleep of Insects
1938
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Additional Observations on the Sleep of Insects. (1938). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/31.4.540

Everyday insects
2006
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1947-, K. B. (2006). Everyday insects. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/everydayinsects0000kalm

Social influences on circadian rhythms and sleep in insects.
2012
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Eban-Rothschild, A. & Bloch, G. (2012). Social influences on circadian rhythms and sleep in insects.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387687-4.00001-5

The exploration of consciousness in insects.
2025
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L, C., S, S., O, D., & M, J. (2025). The exploration of consciousness in insects.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0302

DO INSECTS SLEEP? (Ohinemuri Gazette, 26 August 1908)
1908
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DO INSECTS SLEEP? (Ohinemuri Gazette, 26 August 1908). (1908). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OG19080826.2.27

WHEN INSECTS SLEEP. (Mataura Ensign, 09 February 1899)
1899
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WHEN INSECTS SLEEP. (Mataura Ensign, 09 February 1899). (1899). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME18990209.2.14.3

An Ecological Perspective on Sleep Disruption
2017
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An Ecological Perspective on Sleep Disruption. (2017). univ-rennes.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1086/692604

Do Bugs Sleep? Why They're Surprisingly Similar to People | National Geographic
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Do Bugs Sleep? Why They're Surprisingly Similar to People | National Geographic. (n.d.). nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/150516-insects-sleep-animals-science-health-bees

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