Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Black spider with red back - I'm freaked - what is it?, 1 by Kojak

Kojak wrote:
Was hesitant to bring this thread back up, but i see someone did very recently. Just found the spider mentioned in this thread in my house tonight. Had it not been for our Dog pointing it out, my girlfriend probably wouldnt have seen it cowering at the threshold of our door waiting to get outside. It was smashed before we even thought to look underneath for an hourglass, but i didnt notice one on the remains. What did stand out were the legs that weren't solid black, they were kind of striped black and tan, like the image posted just above. Would love to know if this is a widow or not. I'll let you know what orkin can tell me about the remains, if anything. Location: Augusta, GA.