the spider monkey has a long tail to grip onto things :) and they are very cute too!
While not unique to spider monkeys, the long prehensile tail is unusually developed in the spider monkey, and it can use its tail to stand and walk upright on two legs.
It can't.Spider monkeys are named for their resemblance to spiders with their long thin limbs and tail. Spiders are not related to spider monkeys biologically.
the tail helps the spider monkey catch things. it also lets hang on to things
using their tail as an extra arm to aid in climbing
the tail helps the spider monkey catch things. it also lets hang on to things
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Spider monkeys eat food Spider monkeys eat food
A monkey spider. Ironically, it eats spider monkeys.
long tail ,big toes, far apart nostrils,long arms and legs.
spider monkeys arent that big, an adult weighs about 15 to 19 pounds and they can be 16 to 24 inches long and their tail can go up from 24 to 32 inches long, so most of them have tails longer than their bodies.
A monkey's tail acts as a counterbalance when they perform tight lateral turns. Some monkeys use their tail as a third arm, hanging from branches by the tail.