Several spiders make noise by stridulation, or rubbing body parts together. It sounds like a buzz or hiss and can be used both in defensive situations and courtship. I’ve mostly heard of its occurrence in large tarantula species and wolf spiders, but I would not be surprised if huntsmen are included as well. A brief look at literature shows that at least one species produces sound by abdomen vibration during courtship: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3705191.
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