They don't.
tails cannot curl
Opossums do not spray. That would be a skunk. Opossums hang upside down from tree branches and if threatened they roll into a tight ball and play dead. Thus the phrase "playing possum".
Opossums hang upside down to sleep in trees or other elevated areas where they feel safe from predators. This behavior helps them stay out of reach and hidden from danger while they rest. It is a natural instinct for them to seek safety by hanging upside down.
Usually, no.Vampire bats do hang upside down, all bats do.
They do.
Hang upside down technology comes in different forms. Different places sell inversion tables or upside down chairs. There are stores online for the inversion tables and Wal-Mart even has a hang upside down chair for sale.
David Blaine will hang upside down for 60 hours for his "Dive of Death."
It is the image that people have developed, mainly because young opossums (not possums) will use their partly prehensile tails to hang upside down. Adult possums and opossums cannot do this, as their weight is too great.Myths like this develop out of misinformation that becomes exaggerated. One may ask: Why do people think koalas are bears? Why do people think a platypus's bill is like a duck's? Why do people think kangaroos are a common sight in Australian cities?
No it is not normal for a praying mantis to hang upside down
no opossums do not sleep hanging by their tails really they dont even hang by their tails they use their tails to stabilize them- self while climbing a tree.
you sure can.
No some moths go on the ground and most caterpillars hang upside down and some stay on the ground