It could be a Phidippus audax. I live in Dallas and just terminated one in my bedroom on orders from my wife. I didn't know what kind it was but did a search on the web. Google that name and see if the pics match your spider.
Black Widow
My guess is that this spider you saw was either a Jumping Spider (quite possibly a Daring Jumping Spider) or a Parson Spider.
I just caught a spider that matches this description. After looking online, I think it may be a jumping spider from the family Salticidae. I believe that spider is Phidippus Audax a.k.a the Bold Jumping Spider.
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From what I have been told, this sounds like an Orb Spider...which is in the Widow Family and is extremely venomous.
Jeweled spiders are white with red spots on their backs. They come in a variety of different colors and are very beautiful.
a type of jumping spider?
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My guess is that this spider you saw was either a Jumping Spider (quite possibly a Daring Jumping Spider) or a Parson Spider.
the black widow heh heh heh.....
a redback spider
Sounds like a "Spotted Ground Swift Spider"http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_spiders/Corinnidae.htm
I just caught a spider that matches this description. After looking online, I think it may be a jumping spider from the family Salticidae. I believe that spider is Phidippus Audax a.k.a the Bold Jumping Spider.
There are many different kinds of spiders that are brown with white spots. To properly identify them, it helps to determine if the spots are in any particular pattern, the overall body shape of the spider, and where it is living. Such a spider may be a sic-spotted fishing spider, a bold jumping spider, or an orb-weaving garden spider.
A garden orb weaver probably
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a Brazilian jodphurs, its really rare
From what I have been told, this sounds like an Orb Spider...which is in the Widow Family and is extremely venomous.