Colombia, like many countries, commonly cuts down its trees for these purposes, which devastates the habitats of countless unique animals like the spider monkey. 4 Spider Monkey Fact-File Summary Scientific Classification Kingdom: a b Burton, Maurice & Burton, Robert (2002). International Wildlife Encyclopedia. pp.2477–2479. ISBN 9780761472667.

Disproportionately long limbs and long prehensile tails make them one of the largest New World monkeys and give rise to their common name. Spider monkeys live in the upper layers of the rainforest, and forage in the high canopy, from 25 to 30m (82 to 98ft). [2] They primarily eat fruits, but will also occasionally consume leaves, flowers, and insects. [2] Due to their large size, spider monkeys require large tracts of moist evergreen forests, and prefer undisturbed primary rainforest. [2] They are social animals and live in bands of up to 35 individuals, but will split up to forage during the day. [3] And its spindly legs and tail have earned it the name spider monkey. They are found high in trees in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.

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If you're a grown-up with a little CBeebies fan at home you may have noticed the presence of a small girl and a very wise, furry blue spider in your life lately. Because of the extra development time needed to learn social cues and other valuable information, this animal has a relatively long maturity time. It will only start breeding after about five years of age. The typical lifespan of the spider monkey is 20 to 27 years. In captivity, where they are largely free from the pressure of predators, disease, and hunting, they can live up to 40 years. Spider monkeys can produce a wide array of vocalizations, one of which is a ‘bark’ when they feel threatened. When humans approach, they will bark from their treetops.

Six of the seven species are either endangered or critically endangered. The other species is just vulnerable to extinction. a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rded.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp.150–151. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494. The wolf spider is widespread and most species are not endangered. Keep reading on to find out more about these interesting arachnids. Wolf Spider Characteristics Ornate spider monkey ( Ateles geoffroyi ornatus): Also called the brilliant spider monkey, common spider monkey, and red spider monkey. Other names for this monkey include Panama spider ape and Azuero spider monkey, which were once considered distinct subspecies.The spider monkey can breed very well in captivity. Many zoos and conservation organizations have their own breeding programs to keep this animal alive. Spider monkeys can grow up to 2-feet in size, or 3 feet including their tail. 2. They have prehensile tails The spider monkeys’ tails are incredibly nimble, able to curl around branches and grip them, like a fifth hand. Wolf Spiders are members of the family Lycosidae. They are so named because their method of hunting is to run down their prey like that of a wolf. Wolf spiders are robust, fast and agile hunters that rely on good eyesight to hunt, typically at night. Wolf spiders resemble nursery web spiders (family Pisauridae), however, they carry their egg sacs by attaching them to their spinnerets (instead of by means of their jaws and pedipalps). Harvey, Suzanne (November 26, 2012). "How did man lose his penis bone?". Researchers In Museums. University College London.

Known as the sprinters of the spider world, wolf spiders can move very fast when catching prey. While they depend on their good eyesight to hunt, their sense of touch is also acute. Despite having a venomous bite, the wolf spider is shy and is most likely to run away when disturbed. Woolly, (the spider) and Tig (the three-year-old owner of the spider) arrived at CBeebies a couple of months ago. Since then they've become the talk of playgrounds everywhere and the most-watched show on iplayer week after week. Sometimes these branches weigh upwards of 4kg, and when dropped from a height create a significant danger to anyone looking up, including researchers. 2 8. They bark like a dog Bailly, Anatole (1981). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285. Campbell, Christina J. (September 25, 2008). Spider Monkeys: The Biology, Behavior and Ecology of the Genus Ateles . Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-58310-4.Schneider, H. (2000). "The current status of the New World monkey phylogeny". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 72 (2): 165–172. doi: 10.1590/S0001-37652000000200005. PMID 10932115. The main predators are pumas, jaguars, snakes, and the occasional eagle. The arboreal lifestyle offers a degree of protection against predators, but some of these animals are adept at climbing trees, and birds of prey can sometimes catch an unaware spider monkey from above. If it wanders down to the forest floor, then the spider monkey is far more vulnerable to predation. It has few natural defenses except for its climbing ability. The genus name Ateles derives from the ancient greek word (), meaning "incomplete, imperfect", in reference to the reduced or non-existent thumbs of spider monkeys. The genus contains seven species, and seven subspecies. Spider monkeys spend most of their time living in the trees of dense rainforests. They are highly adapted for this arboreal lifestyle, so their habitat doesn’t change much from region to region. This also makes them vulnerable to habitat loss.

They will also shake tree branches to scare threats away. 9. They come down from the trees sometimes. To eat soil. This gives them more of an unusual hooklike hand with four long, slender fingers – which all aid them swinging in trees! 5. They are smart! Spiders in the Desidae family, among others, construct these webs by extruding a gooey, raw silk through thousands of tiny spigots aligned along an abdominal plate, then using the bristles on a rear leg to comb it into woolly strands. The cribellum organ evolved early on in arachnids, and its presence (or absence) is a distinguishing feature in taxonomy. (For more about local spider evolution, read Bay Nature’s“ Evolution’s Tangled Web.”)

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Here are several basic tools that the pros carry with them in the field, in addition to spider guidebooks: