What is this spider?

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Amanda78 Red Lick, TX Jun 22, 2013

Can anyone tell me what this spider is?

Thanks for your help!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 22, 2013

This appears to be one of the color variants of the black widow spider - http://a-z-animals.com/animals/black-widow-spider/pictures/1835/

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Amanda78 Red Lick, TX Jun 22, 2013

I'm afraid it's a red back but what I read says they aren't in the US?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 22, 2013

Not a red back; black widows are in the same genus (Latrodectus)...

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Amanda78 Red Lick, TX Jun 22, 2013

Thanks!

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