Big-ass spider of some kind in my backyard.

I can't ID it clearly myself, but I found this: http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/biodiv/spiders/

Hope that helps. :shrug:

Thanks. Looks like it's an orb weaver, no big deal.

to be more correct it's a female orb weaver who is about to lay eggs, you might want to kill it.

I'm gonna let it live. That way I can have fresh eggs for breakfast.

Just be careful, that species is quite overprotective of it's eggs.

I always let spiders and lizards hang around the house. It's good luck.