Donate SIGN UP
Home > Science > Creepy sleepy

Creepy sleepy

Avatar Image
mchammer | 23:37 Fri 01st Sep 2006 | Science
2 Answers
Do insects sleep?
prev sinclair c5
  
next 100m Sprint World Record
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 2 of 2rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by mchammer. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Avatar Image wildwood
Generally, they sort of do, but it is not sleep as we know it. Insects can tolerate extremely low temperatures and can go into a sort of suspended animation, similar to when mammals hibernate, where the organs slow down and minimum energy in consumed to stay alive.
Some of the more 'intelligent' insects such as bees show a distinct resting period usually in the sun. But as they can't shut their eyes, it is not easy to determine whether they are resting or just warming up.
10:06 Sat 02nd Sep 2006
Avatar Image stevie21
No, but when you sleep they can crawl all over your skin, into your ears and up your nose unopposed!!
01:21 Sun 03rd Sep 2006

1 to 2 of 2rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Creepy sleepy

Answer Question >>

Related Questions

Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.