i like both of those pics alot. we used to have this medium sized black spider living in my garage. it lived in a little space between the floor and the wall...me and my brother would catch crickets for it and toss them in its web. the top pic reminde dme of that spider. i didnt name it or anything though...hehe...but that top pic kinda reminded me of it. well i live in central AZ (just south, south-east of pheonix)....lets see if you can name that species! j/k unless you want to.