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 A '''barking spider''', {{monsym|barking spider}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. The barking spider is a type of large, [[carnivorous]] and [[oviparous]] [[arachnid]].
-A barking spider has two weak bite attacks, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
+A barking spider has two weak [[bite attack]]s, and possesses [[poison resistance]].
-A barking spider [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and eating a barking spider corpse or [[tin]] has a {{frac|3}} chance (33%) of granting poison resistance&mdash;in Hack'EM, it instead grants +5% [[Partial intrinsic|additional poison resistance]].
+A barking spider [[corpse]] is [[poisonous]] to eat, and eating a barking spider corpse or [[tin]] has a {{frac|3}} chance (33%) of granting poison resistance&mdash;in Hack'EM, eating the corpse or tin grants +5% [[Partial intrinsic|additional poison resistance]].
 As the name suggests, a barking spider will make the same [[Monster sound|noises]] as a [[dog]] when [[chatting]] to one.
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated barking spiders are always created hostile, and are not generated in [[Gehennom]].
+Across all variants, randomly generated barking spiders are always created hostile, and they are not generated in [[Gehennom]].
 Barking spiders appear among the random {{white|s}} that are part of the first [[quest]] monster class for [[Tourist]]s and make up {{frac|24|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Tourist quest]]. They also appear among the random {{white|s}} that are part of the second quest monster class for [[Ranger]]s and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Ranger quest]].
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 ==Origin==
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-"Barking spider" is a common name for several spiders from Australia and may refer to either of two species: ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia stirlingi|Selenocosmia stirlingi]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia crassipes|Selenocosmia crassipes]]'' (or ''Phlogius crassipes''). The former is also referred to as a whistling spider, while the latter is also known as the "Queensland whistling tarantula", "Eastern tarantula" or "bird-eating tarantula". Both barking spiders are named for their ability to produce a "hissing" sound when disturbed, provoked or threatened, a trait shared with many other tarantulas: Their appearances in ''NetHack'' play the animal's name more literally by having them produce a full range of dog-like noises.
+"Barking spider" is a common name for several spiders from Australia and may refer to either of two species: ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia stirlingi|Selenocosmia stirlingi]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia crassipes|Selenocosmia crassipes]]'' (or ''Phlogius crassipes''). The former is also referred to as a whistling spider, while the latter is also known as the "Queensland whistling tarantula", "Eastern tarantula" or "bird-eating tarantula". Both barking spiders are named for their ability to produce a "hissing" sound when disturbed, provoked or threatened, a trait shared with many other tarantulas: the barking spider's appearances in ''NetHack'' variants [[Pun|play the animal's name more literally]] by having them produce a full range of dog-like noises.
 Whistling spiders are native to arid Australian deserts, while bird-eating tarantulas are found throughout North Queensland in rain-forests, gullies and other sheltered cooler areas. Both species live in underground burrows that either occur naturally under rocks or roots, or are dug out among leaf litter or desert shrub, though periods of heavy rain may force ''Selenocosmia crassipes'' into the open. The entrance to the burrow is sometimes lined with spider silk, and the spider waits in the burrow for insects, lizards or frogs to come near the entrance before grasping and injecting venom into them. Despite the informal name given to ''Selenocosmia crassipes'' in particular, they are unlikely to encounter birds let alone feed on them.

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 ==Origin==
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-"Barking spider" is a common name for several spiders from Australia and may refer to either of two species: ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia stirlingi|Selenocosmia stirlingi]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia crassipes|Selenocosmia crassipes]]'' (or ''Phlogius crassipes''). The former is also referred to as a whistling spider, while the latter is also known as the "Queensland whistling tarantula", "Eastern tarantula" or "bird-eating tarantula". Both barking spiders are named for their ability to produce a "hissing" sound when disturbed, provoked or threatened, a trait shared with many other tarantulas: Their appearances in ''NetHack'' play the term more literally, causing them to produce a full range of dog-like noises.
+"Barking spider" is a common name for several spiders from Australia and may refer to either of two species: ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia stirlingi|Selenocosmia stirlingi]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Selenocosmia crassipes|Selenocosmia crassipes]]'' (or ''Phlogius crassipes''). The former is also referred to as a whistling spider, while the latter is also known as the "Queensland whistling tarantula", "Eastern tarantula" or "bird-eating tarantula". Both barking spiders are named for their ability to produce a "hissing" sound when disturbed, provoked or threatened, a trait shared with many other tarantulas: Their appearances in ''NetHack'' play the animal's name more literally by having them produce a full range of dog-like noises.
 Whistling spiders are native to arid Australian deserts, while bird-eating tarantulas are found throughout North Queensland in rain-forests, gullies and other sheltered cooler areas. Both species live in underground burrows that either occur naturally under rocks or roots, or are dug out among leaf litter or desert shrub, though periods of heavy rain may force ''Selenocosmia crassipes'' into the open. The entrance to the burrow is sometimes lined with spider silk, and the spider waits in the burrow for insects, lizards or frogs to come near the entrance before grasping and injecting venom into them. Despite the informal name given to ''Selenocosmia crassipes'' in particular, they are unlikely to encounter birds let alone feed on them.

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 ==Strategy==
 Despite their 15 [[speed]], barking spiders are generally not a threat, since their attacks are not poisonous and deal very low damage in spite of likely out-speeding most early heroes. [[Giant ant]]s and [[killer bee]]s are generally more of a concern.
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 A '''barking spider''' is a monster added in [[SLASH'EM]]. As the name suggests, they will make the same noises as a [[dog]] when #[[chat]]ted with.
+==Origin==
+"Barking spider" is a common name for several related species of tarantula from Australia, deriving from the loud hissing sound they make when approached. Unlike SLASH'EM's barking spiders, they do not produce the full range of dog noises.
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		+	==Biology==
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		+	A real species of tarantula from Australia. It's name comes from it's hissing noise when provoked.

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