This was taken at around 7pm in the evening- clear and warm around 78 degrees. There is a canal behind the house and a couple live oak trees around the house. The spider was located under the eaves of the house above the garage door. My girlfriend claims that these spiders are common around her house, that they live in the trees, and when her cat was bitten by one it almost died. She said that the skin around the bite became necrotic and the vet treatment was very expensive. It took months months before the cat recovered. She is also under the impression that the spider laid eggs in the wound. Is that even possible?