Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Theraphosidae
Genus
Selenocosmia
Species
Selenocosmia crassipes
Colours
Distinguishing features
A very large and hairy spider with thick legs.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- The name "whistling tarantula" comes from its ability to produce a hissing noise when provoked, a trait it shares with other Australian theraphosids. This hissing is produced by the spider stridulating a patch of setae associated with its chelicerae.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Observed very rarely
