Barking Spider

Where does the Barking Spider live, what is its habitat?
The Barking spider likes to live in a burrow as it is quite shy and wont wonder far. Younger Barking spiders will burrow under rocks or roots, where adults burrows may reach a length of up to 2 meters, and will be lined with silk. 

What is the average life span of the Barking Spider?
Females can live between 15 to 25 years where males will only live for around 6 years  

Does the Barking Spider have good eyesight?
Barking Spiders have very poor eyesight, relying on its sense of vibrations for capturing prey. 

Classification of the Barking Spider
Species of spiders are classified according to shared physical characteristics. Spider taxonomy is the science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms in a hierarchical system. This method of classification helps when a description of 40,000 spiders is required! The organization of living things have seven major categories: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. The classification of the Barking Spider is as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia
(Kingdom relates to the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia) :

Phylum: Arthropoda
(Phyla are groups of classes. A series of animals or plants genetically connected with shared characteristics. The second biggest grouping in taxonomy. Arthropoda are jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids, crustaceans, insects etc

Class: Arachnida
A Class is a taxonomic group containing one or more orders. Arachnid  consist of any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders and scorpions, of the class Arachnida

Order: Araneae
A taxonomic order, within the class Arachnida (spiders)

Subclass:
The Subclass is nother taxonomic category below a class and above an order which helps in the classification process

Family: Theraphoisidae
Another taxonomic category below an order and above a genus which helps in the classification process.

Genus: Selenocosmia
Another taxonomic category below a family and above the level of species which helps in the classification process.

Species: S. crassipes
Specis is a taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.

Spider Exterminators - Pest Control 
Generally speaking, people do not like spiders especially Barking Spiders and most of all, do not want them in their homes! There are many forms of pest control and ways to exterminate spiders such as Barking Spiders. There are spider exterminators, services, spider zappers, spider traps, spider repeller, spider catchers, spider traps for the removal and extermination process. Advice is available on subjects such as pest controls, pest prevention, spider catchers, spider exterminators and how to kill spiders like Barking Spiders. Some people would like to eliminate spiders from there homes completely, this can be very difficult as an open window on a summers day will allow spiders in, even opening your front door when entering and leaving will allow pesky spiders in. It is very easy to get rid of Barking Spiders by catching them yourself. Its best not to kill spiders as they are very important in controlling the level of other insects that are pests.