Interesting tarantula video

[SpellKaster4]

So, I was going through Facebook and I came across this video. I'm not very happy about how the dude is just sitting there trying to tick off this tarantula but whatever. Anyway, the video says this is a rattlesnake tarantula. Is that an actual thing? I find it really fascinating how it's making that warning sound while in the threat pose. Thought you guys might enjoy seeing something interesting like this.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1236927086436818

 

[Tortoise Tom]

No, that is not a thing. This is called stridulation or stridulating. There are several species that do it.

 

[SpellKaster4]

That's a pretty neat thing. I knew that some hissed but I have never heard one do that before.

 

[Dave Jay]

The rattlesnake tarantula is a dwarf Australian species that came to light around 2008 and was believed to probably be a new genus rather than a species of Selenotypus or Phlogius (our two main genuses (genii?)).
Until Dr Raven finishes reviewing Australian Tarantulas I don't think anyone is going to assign a scientific name, if I'm wrong let me know, but I can't find updated information on it's status.
Most if not all Australian species stidulate which is why they all were collectively known as whistling spiders or barking spiders before the bird eating tag caught on.
According to Brendan Stent that specimen has a slightly different sound and will make the sound at the smallest disturbance whereas others would have to be greatly provoked to stidulate.
Very interesting, but not much information was given out, only that they come from central Queensland in an area that receives 15cm of rain per year. I don't think they're in the hobby here, I've never seen or heard of any.
I have seen a few videos claiming to be a rattlesnake tarantula, but I don't think they are the species shown here which I think is the original one collected by Brendan Stent.

 

[Dave Jay]

Well I'm pretty sure the video uploaded to FB by Nick Volpe was Brendan Stents video, wherever I find his video linked now it doesn't work but I did watch it when I first started researching and I think that was the one.
This other one is from Jigalojey who was friends with Brendan Stent and Steve Nunn. I came across another by Keiran Palmer who if I have the right guy is very much into inverts, not your average keeper so maybe a few are getting around in captivity.
This video shows that the spider was probably not as provoked as you might think.

 

[SpellKaster4]

That's interesting how the spider just seems to make the noise when it gets excited. I figured it was doing it in the original video cause the guy kept poking it with a pencil.

 

[Whitelightning777]

My Mindy hisses but nothing like that!!

She's on the mend from molting. I can't wait to feed her in July.

 

[Dave Jay]

That's interesting how the spider just seems to make the noise when it gets excited. I figured it was doing it in the original video cause the guy kept poking it with a pencil.

Most people do. The original video has obviously been removed from youtube, I subscribed to the channel in Feburary but now it has no content at all. It was tropicaltarantulas1 , tropicaltarantulas is Brendan Stents business and his user name on a few forums but he hasn't been active online for years as far as I can tell.
Here's a link to when he posted it on BTS forum.
http://thebts.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3673-Rattlesnake-Tarantula

 

[Dave Jay]

I searched again and came up with a few more but I had the idea to start a new thread dedicated to Australian Tarantulas so rather than post the videos twice I've posted the links there.
https://tarantulaforum.com/threads/australian-tarantula-videos-pictures-and-information.22239/

 

[Dave Jay]

This is one of my favourite strid vids

Yeah, I like the markings underneath, very cool.
I think "baboons" would share ancestors with Australian species, they seem similar to some of our genus's.
You should check out the vids I posted in the new thread if you like stidulation though, the "Rattlesnake" Ts pretty much don't even need provocation by the looks.

 

[Whitelightning777]

The rattling would probably not scare my cat away if something like that escaped. They're neat but because they're 100 lethal to dogs and maybe cats, I'd double cage them.

There are also dogs in my building as well.

David from eeriearachnids also posted a video on Psalmopeous species and he started they stridulate like pokies do. It would be fascinating if they were actually distantly related.

 

[MassExodus]

How did I miss this. Are we sure this is legit Dave? That's freakin awesome!

 

[Whitelightning777]

Many Ts stridulate, including my T stirmi. That one however is more extreme!!

It's not that hard to believe. Besides, even if that one is a hoax, I'm sure that somewhere somehow there's a T that really can do it.