I noticed that the female garden spider living under the dish antenna had something big in the web and went to check out what she had. She had captured a 3/4 grown Anole lizard and had done the "alien" thing to it. I'd heard that some of the larger spiders could take lizards and small mammals, but never seen it before. While trying to get into a position to take a picture without disturbing her, I saw the small spider crawling around/over the corpse, even getting between big momma and the lizard. She finally settled down on the lips, I guess she found some soft tissue near the mouth, and started feeding. By the next afternoon, the lizard was completely dry and shriveled.

The little spider looked like a reddish/black marble. It's not a black widow, I have them too, but I've never seen this type of behavior. What is she?