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Barking spider | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Selenocosmia |
Species: | S. stirlingi
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Binomial name | |
Selenocosmia stirlingi Hogg, 1901
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Selenocosmia stirlingi is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae) that is native to the arid regions of Australia. It is sometimes also referred to as a barking spider or whistling spider as this species, like many tarantulas, can stridulate to produce a "hissing" sound when disturbed or threatened.[1] This species is largely fossorial, living in burrows deep underground, however males are sometimes encountered during the breeding season.[citation needed]