My 16 year old spotted this ugly spider residing between the house and grill this evening. The locale is Columbus, MS (northeast part of the state) Can anybody identify what kind of spider it is? This bugger was about 3 inches in length and 2 inches wide counting the legs. The body was about 3/4 inch long and about 3/8 inch wide. FYI: It is now a good spider. Smushed into a little pile of goo. http://myweb.cableone.net/jcdillon/images/Spider2%209-5-07.jpg