I received an email from Jim K regarding a visit in their yard from a Black Widow with a mass of eggs. He spotted this while splitting wood in the yard. She was protecting her egg mass but they were able to get a very good look at her from the top side as well as her distinctive hour glass figured bottom. He wanted to get a picture but alas his camera battery was dead.
They are in the area and active right now. They are not aggressive but do bite when accidentally encountered.
This image on the web site is apparently exactly like what he saw yesterday.
See the image and read a brief summary of them and their risks here:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/black-widow-spider.html
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