[Jenn218]

Thanks everyone for the great links! I am still looking at them.....

Do you really think it is a red back from Austrailia??? I didn't read anywhere where they have the hourglass on the bellies AND the markings on their backs....did anyone see that anywhere??

This spider had the markings on both sides....it isn't fat like the black widows that we have killed before (or as fat has the red back looks).

Also, we had another one a few weeks ago that had the same markings (on its back and belly) but with white outlining it on it's back...it wasn't fat either like a black widow gets, but long and skinny and just...eek, evil looking!

We are having everything sprayed this weekend while we are away!

Oh, and I did kill the spider after taking pictures of it. My Dad said that he seen one at their cabin a few weeks ago....it scared him because he thought it was as black widow and thought...why does it have markings on its back. He killed it too....he normally doesn't bother with "mother nature", but he did for this!

I think living in the boonies like we do, we see strange things that most people don't......like, we have seen a black snake with blue stripes and a black and yellow striped garter snake that was over 4foot long and has big around as a garden hose and its head was shaped strange (not smooth round).....crazy!!!!!!!! AND SCARY!!!

Just wanted to add: I have goosebumps after looking at all those pictures.....eek!!!! YUCK!

I think I will forward my pictures to our local county ext. office and see what they say......